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Country
  
Iran

Time zone
  
IRST (UTC+3:30)

Population
  
495,472 (2012)

Capital
  
Babol

Area
  
1,578 km²

Province
  
Mazandaran Province

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Districts
  
Central District, Bandpey-ye Gharbi District, Bandpey-ye Sharqi District, Lalehabad District, Gatab District, Babol Kenar District, AmirKola District

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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. 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 eleven cities: Babol, AmirShahr, Galugah, Gatab, Khush Rudpey, Marzikola, ZargarShahr, AhmadShahr, AhangarKola, ShahidAbad and GanjAfrooz.

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Map of Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran

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. 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.

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    References

    Babol County Wikipedia