Golestan Province Has Very Friendly People To Become Your Best Friend

The Turkmens reside in the north of the province, a plain called Turkmen Sahra. From the 15th century, these formerly nomadic people have lived such as Gon­bad-e Kavus and Bandar Torkaman, Gorgan, Ali Abad, Kalaleh, Qezelbashs and Kurds.. Turkmens are Mus­lim and follow Hanafi school of Sunni interpretation.

Other ethnic groups such as Qezelbashs, Ka­zakhs, Georgians, and Armenians also reside in this area, and they have preserved their own tradi­tions and rituals.

The folk music of Turkmen appears in Bakhshi and Baghshi rhythms. A two string lute called Dotār is widely used to create those rhythms. There is a local dance called Jazjar. Common handicrafts of the province include carpet weaving, silk weaving, needle works, felt mak­ing, etc. Based on archeological findings in the ancient hill of Torang Tappe, the civiliza­tion in the province dates back to 3000 BC.