Ramian


Ramian is a city and capital of, Ramian County in Golestan Province, in northern Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 11,719, in 2,831 families.
Ramian was used in Parthian times as a castle. In "Immortal Land" v. III says Greek called it "Laboos" and there was a fight between Ashk II and Selucied king. Some say Ramian at that time had great vineries and wines.
Many residents of modern Ramian are from the Shia Turkmen tribe of Qara-Eli. Genetically, they are a mix of Turkmens and Keraites. Because they were Shia, they had sent to Kalpush to defend people against raids by the Sunni Turkmen and Uzbeks, in Saffavied era. They separated other parts which was that old Ramian.
They are also known as Qizilbash, because they were Shia Qizilbash force of Safavied.