Qa'em Shahr

Qa'em Shahr (Persian: قائمشهر), also spelt Qâemŝahr or Ghaemshahr, is a city in the Mazandaran province of Iran. Originally known as `Aliyabad, the name Ŝâhi (Shâhi) was used until the Iranian Revolution in 1979 when the city acquired its current name.

It is situated 237 km north-east of Tehran; 20 km southeast of Babol; 23 kilometres south west of Sari which is the capital of Mazandaran province.

In 1951 Qa'em Shahr's population was around 18,000, growing to 123,684 in 1991. The city has a lot of problems with the growing population. Although the maze of Seyyed Mahalleh has kept it's old shape, the old houses with gardens are replaced with apartment buildings. Still the roads are too small, especially in the center of the town, and the rest of the infrastructure does not match the need.

The city is where the North Iranian railway quits the fertile plains of Mazandaran to cross the highest mountain range of the Middle East, the Elburz.

References

• Columbia Encyclopedia

Coordinates: 36°26′52″N 51°54′57″E / 36.44780°N 51.91589°E / 36.44780; 51.91589

This Mazandaran location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v • d • e