Amirkola
Persian: اميركلا
City
Amirkola. 1972. School ceremony with dignitaries and a representative of Iran Scout Organization
Amirkola. 1972. School ceremony with dignitaries and a representative of Iran Scout Organization
Amirkola is located in Iran
Amirkola
Amirkola
Coordinates: 36°36′07″N 52°39′48″E / 36.60194°N 52.66333°E / 36.60194; 52.66333[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountyBabol
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total30,478
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Amirkola (Persian: اميركلا, also Romanized as Amīrkalā, Amirkela, and AmīrKolā; also known as Amir Qal‘en)[3] is a city in the Central District of Babol County, Mazandaran province, Iran.

At the 2006 census, its population was 25,186 in 6,923 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 28,086 people in 8,633 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 30,478 people in 10,120 households.[2]

Famous residents

Famous people from the town include the Safavid era poet Amir Pazevari and the Ayatollahs Ali Asghar Mazandarani (1826–1911) and Mohammad Mehdi Emami Mazandarani (1879-1958).

Historic places

Two historic places are an old public bath (Hammam), built by Haj Molla Khalil Mazandarani of the Khalili Amiri family, early 19th century, and the Chehelsotoon complex, both in the old district of the city.

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (22 May 2023). "Amirkola, Babol County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Amirkola can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3053063" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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