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Shahan Dasht (Persian: شاهاندشت or شاهاندشت, also Romanized as Shāhān Dasht or Shahandasht), locally known as Shoon Dasht (Mazanderani: شوندشت), is a village in Bala Larijan Rural District, Larijan District, Amol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran.
Map of Shahandasht, Mazandaran Province, Iran
At the 2006 census, its population was 21, in 9 families. During the summer, the population increases, since many city dwellers from Amol stay in Shahandasht as their summer residence.
The Shahan Dasht waterfall is a natural attraction of the province. The Malek Bahman castle is also a historical castle attracting visitors in the village.
The Persian name Shahan Dasht is composed of the word shah (Persian: شاه), meaning king [1], the plural suffix -an (Persian: ـان) [2], and the word dasht (Persian: دشت), meaning field [3], and hence it literally translates as "field of the kings" in Persian.