Babol County

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.

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
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 [1]
• 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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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
• House of Moradi (branch of the House of Suren)
• House of Sheren
• House of Batoul

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