Country Iran Bakhsh Central Population 5,457 (2006) Local time Tuesday 8:16 AM | County Nur Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30) Province Mazandaran Province | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 73% Humidity University Allameh Mohaddes Nouri University | ||
Nur (Persian: نور, also Romanized as Nūr, Nour, and Noor; formerly, Sūldeh and Sūlehdeh) is a city in and capital of Nur County, located on the Caspian Sea in Mazandaran Province of northern Iran.
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Map of Nur, Mazandaran Province, Iran
At the 2006 census, its population was 21,806, in 6,164 families.
Overview
Located on the Caspian Sea coast, Nur is one of the oldest cities of west Mazandaran Province. It derives its name from Nur County, of which it is the administrative seat.
Nur is the ancestral home of Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith.
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References
Nur, Iran Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA