Juybar
Persian: جويبار
City
Wrestling Square
Wrestling Square
Location in Juybar County and the Mazandaran Province
Juybar is located in Iran
Juybar
Juybar
Coordinates: 36°38′12″N 52°54′42″E / 36.63667°N 52.91167°E / 36.63667; 52.91167[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountyJuybar
DistirctCentral
FoundedAntiquity
RefoundationBy Farrukhan, Daboyans Dynasty of Tapuria
Government
  MayorRamezan Seyfi Juybari
Highest elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Lowest elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total32,924
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code011
Juybar Kheshtpool Bridge

Juybar (Persian: جويبار, also Romanized as Jūybār; also known as Bāghlū) is a city in, and the capital of, the Central District of Juybar County, Mazandaran province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the county. Juybar is known as the wrestling capital of Iran.[3]

At the 2006 census, its population was 22,117 in 7,052 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 29,122 people in 8,443 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 32,924 people in 10,480 households.[2]

Tourist Attractions

  • Jom'e Bazaar Bridge
  • Sikan Bridge
  • Juybar Bazaar
  • Chapakrud
  • Bizaki Saqanefar
  • Adham Ancient Site
  • Azaan Bridge
  • Kord Kola Lagoon

Notable people

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (25 May 2023). "Juybar, Juybar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 25 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. Joybar: Iran’s Wrestling Capital UWW
  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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