Babol County

Babol County

شهرستان بابل
City of Citrus
Babol County شهرستان بابل City of Citrus
County
	Counties of Mazandaran Province
	Location of Mazandaran Province in Iran
	Coordinates: 36°30′N 52°35′E / 36.500°N 52.583°ECoordinates: 36°30′N 52°35′E / 36.500°N 52.583°E
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
Capital	Babol
Districts	Central District, Bandpey-ye Gharbi District, Bandpey-ye Sharqi District, Lalehabad District, Gatab District, Babol Kenar District, AmirKola District
Government
• Governor	Rajab Molaie Raesi
Area
• Total	1,578.10 km2 (609.31 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	495,472
• Density	310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
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Babol County (Persian: شهرستان بابل) is a county in Mazandaran Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Babol. At the 2012 census, the county's population was 495,472, in 149,363 families.^[2] The county is subdivided into Seven districts: the Central District, Bandpey-ye Gharbi District, Bandpey-ye Sharqi District, Lalehabad District, Gatab District, Babol Kenar District and Amirkola District. The county has seven cities: Babol, Amirkola, Galugah, Gatab, Khush Rudpey, Marzikola and Zargarmahalleh.

The name of Babol county was Barforush in the 19th century.^[3]

The most famous of Babol's historical buildings are Imamzadeh Ghasem (a holy shrine built at 15 AD), Ganjineh-ye-Babol, Mohammad Hassan Khan bridge, tower of the Royal Palace and the Jameh Mosque.^[4] Some notable families originating from Mazandaran, specifically Babol County are :

Pahlavi Dynasty
House of Karen
(branch of the House of Suren)

The largest tribe from the Mazandaran region and Babol are the Balf.

References[]

^ "Management and Planning Organization of Mazandaran, 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
^ http://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/2/pdf/jamiat_shahrestan_keshvar.pdf%7C^{[permanent dead link]} Iran Census2012
^ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".
^ This Data comes from the "Book of Babol" noting the notable land owners, and aristocrats of the area.

اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran] (Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran)
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[1] "Management and Planning Organization of Mazandaran, 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2012-09-08.

[2] ttp://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/2/pdf/jamiat_shahrestan_keshvar.pdf%7C^{[permanent dead link]} Iran Census2012

[3] "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".

[4] This Data comes from the "Book of Babol" noting the notable land owners, and aristocrats of the area.

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