Amirkola

Amirkela (Persian: اميركلا‎, also Romanized as Amīrkalā and AmīrKolā; also known as Amir Qal‘en)[2] 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 families.[3]

For other places with the same name, see Amirkola (disambiguation).
Amirkala

اميركلا
City
Amirkala
Coordinates: 36°35′53″N 52°39′54″E
Country Iran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountyBabol
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total30,478 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Famous residents

Among famous people of the town may be named 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. https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  2. 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".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
Amirkola. 1972. School ceremony with dignitaries and a representative of Iran Scout Organization
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