Marzanabad
Marzanabad
Persian: مرزن آباد | |
|---|---|
City | |
Lake Valasht | |
Marzanabad | |
| Coordinates: 36°27′14″N 51°18′02″E / 36.45389°N 51.30056°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Mazandaran |
| County | Chalus |
| District | Marzanabad |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 6,698 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Marzanabad (Persian: مرزن آباد)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Marzanabad District in Chalus County, Mazandaran province, Iran.[5]
Geography
Marzanabad is at the foot of the Alborz Mountains and is surrounded by lush mountains and dense forests.
The city is on a T-junction of the roads towards Tehran, Chalus, and Kelardasht. It is about 29 km (18 mi) south of Chalus and 22 km (14 mi) southeast of Kelardasht, and about 119 km (74 mi) north of Tehran's city center, connected to Tehran and Chalus via the Chalus Road.[6] Due to the location of the city, it attracts many tourists each year from all parts of Iran, but especially from Tehran.
Marzanabad is close to the site of the medieval town of Sa‘īdābād, which served as a garrison town during Abbasid times.[7]: 14 [8]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,078 in 1,335 households, when it was in the former Kelardasht District.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 5,789 people in 1,406 households,[10] by which time the city had been separated from the district in the formation of Marzanabad District.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,698 people in 1,841 households.[3]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 October 2024). "Pardangoon, دهستان بیرون بشم, بخش مرزن آباد [Birun Bashm Rural District, Marzanabad District], Chalus County, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "F832+H63 Marzanabad, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Marzanabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074212" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (14 April 2010) [مصوب (Approved on) 1389/01/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تغييرات تقسيماتي در شهرستان چالوس [Reforms and changes in the divisions in Chalus County]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal number] 1/4/42/126342. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ "distance between cities of Iran". bahesab. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ Taghavi, Abed; Farzin, Saman; Sharifan, Haadi; Safari, Mojtaba (2013). "Localization of Garrisons in Tabaristan during Early Islamic Era" (PDF). Journal of Islamic Studies and Culture. 1 (2): 8–16. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ 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. 374.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.