Gerivan information

Gerivan
Gerivan
village
	Gerivan
	Coordinates: 37°18′03″N 57°14′13″E / 37.30083°N 57.23694°E
Country	Iran
Province	North Khorasan
County	Bojnord
Bakhsh	Central
Rural District	Aladagh
Population (2016)
• Total	2,433
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Area code	+98583294

Greater Gerivan (Persian: گريوان, also Romanized as Gerīvān)^[1] is a village in Aladagh Rural District, in the Central District of Bojnord County, North Khorasan Province, Iran. "Sarcheshmeh" of Gerivan, is one of the main tourist attractions of this village. It is one of the most abundant springs in Bojnourd region, whose water is distributed among farmers through the use of waterways. The people of this village speak Khorasani Turkish. Most of the surnames of the villagers are Gerivani. Gerivan is sometimes referred to as Gerivangeles because of its vastness and resemblance to the city of Los Angeles. Pumpkins are a well-known symbol of Gerivan. The local language is Turkish.

cause Gerivan is bigger than other villages in the area.

Others^[who?] have considered this word to be derived from Gevan(Astragalus) which is a kind of mountain plant in this area.

Some^[who?] have considered the word "Griveh" meaning the slope of the mountain as the origin of this name.

In the Dehkhoda Dictionary, the word "Gerivan" is attributed to "Gariban", which generally means "poverty-stricken" or "poor-fellow".^[2]

^ Gerivan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3064138" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ "Tureng - gariban - Turkish English Dictionary".

[1] Gerivan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3064138" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[2] "Tureng - gariban - Turkish English Dictionary".

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