Alika (village)

Elika
اليكا
village
Elika
Coordinates: 36°12′35″N 51°24′27″E / 36.20972°N 51.40750°E / 36.20972; 51.40750
Country Iran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountyNur
BakhshBaladeh
Rural DistrictOwzrud
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
43
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Elika or Alika or Ileka (Persian: اليكا, also Romanized as Ālīkā; also known as Īlīkā and Īlkā)[1] is a village in Owzrud Rural District, Baladeh District, Nur County, Mazandaran Province, Iran on the road from Tehran to the Caspian Sea (Chaloos Road). It is close to Yush, where the famous Iranian poet Nima Yushij was born. The village was known for coal mines that were harvested during the 1930s until the 1970s.

At the 2016 census, its population was 43 people in 17 households.[2]

References

  1. ^ Alika can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "226312" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ 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.