[3] The modern name, meaning "the tower of Kavus", is a reference to the most imposing ancient monument in the city.

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.

[citation needed] Today, however, the population is a mix of Turkmens, Iranian Azerbaijanis,[5] Sistanis, Baluch, Semnanis, and Khorasanis.

The Persians and Iranian Azeris tend to mainly follow Shia Islam while the Turkmens are mostly Sunni Muslim.

Due to many difficulties in development and agricultural projects, archaeologists have been assigned to mark the boundary of the historical find by laying cement blocks.