Ahlam, Iran

Ahlam
Persian: اهلم
Village
Ahlam
Coordinates: 36°36′07″N 52°12′59″E / 36.60194°N 52.21639°E / 36.60194; 52.21639[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountyMahmudabad
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictAhlamerestaq-e Shomali
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
1,579
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Ahlam (Persian: اهلم)[3] is a village in Ahlamerestaq-e Shomali Rural District[4] of the Central District in Mahmudabad County, Mazandaran province, Iran.

In the Middle Ages, Ahlam was a small town that served as the port of Amol.[5] It was called "'Ayn al-Humm" by some medieval authors; Yaqut al-Hamawi wrote the name as "Ahlum".[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,546 in 419 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,656 people in 490 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,579 people in 527 households.[2]

See also

Iran portal

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 January 2026). "Ahlam, دهستان اهلمرستاق شمالی, بخش مرکزی شهرستان محمودآباد [Ahlamerestaq-e Shomali Rural District, Central District of Mahmudabad County], Mahmudabad County, Mazandaran Province, 46411-46799, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Ahlam can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3841680" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (23 August 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1374/06/01 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغییرات تقسیماتی در بخش هزار شهرستان آمل در استان مازندران [‌Divisional changes in Hezar District of Amol County in Mazandaran province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] CC80C897-4E67-4775-A73F-446DA1B4673B. شماره دوره [Course number] 74, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  5. ^ a b Le Strange, Guy (1905). The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate: Mesopotamia, Persia, and Central Asia, from the Moslem Conquest to the Time of Timur. New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc. p. 370.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.