Gonbad-e Kavus

For the administrative division of Golestan Province, see Gonbad-e Kavus County. For the 11th-century monument, see Gonbad-e Qabus.

Gonbad-e Kavus Persian: گنبد قابوس
City
The historical tower of Gonbad-e Qabus
Gonbad-e Kavus Location within Iran
Coordinates: 37°14′37″N 55°09′57″E
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
County	Gonbad-e Kavus
District	Central
Population  (2016)
• Total	151,910
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Website	gonbadcity.ir
Gonbad-e Kavus at GEOnet Names Server

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Gonbad-e Kabus (Persian: گنبد قابوس) is a city in the Central District of Gonbad-e Kavus County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

The modern name is a reference to an imposing ancient tower, the Tomb of Qabus. The monument itself was assigned to the neighboring historical city of Astarabad in the 1930s by the Iranian government. The city has also been known by the name Dasht-e Gorgan, meaning "the Plains of Gorgan".

In the historical times, the city's populations were made up of various Iranic peoples such as the ancient and eponymous Hyrcanians, Parthians and eventually the Khurasani Persians.

Today, however, the population is a mix of Turkmens, Iranian Azerbaijanis, Sistanis, Baluch, Semnanis, and Khorasanis. The Persians and Iranian Azeris tend to mainly follow Shia Islam while the Turkmens are mostly Sunni Muslim.

Linguistic Map of Golestan province