Nur (Persian: نور) or Noor and Nour is a city in the Central District of Nur County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is on the Caspian Sea.
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Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 21,806 in 6,164 households. The following census in 2011 counted 22,978 people in 6,815 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 26,947 people in 8,597 households.
Overview
Nur is one of the oldest cities of Mazandaran province. Located on the Caspian Sea coast, it derives its name from Nur County, of which it is the administrative seat. Nur was considered one of the districts of Amol County until 1950. In the past, Nur was reputedly known as Suldeh and is one of the ancient cities of Mazandaran. Nur Forest Park, the largest forest park in the West Asia with an area about 4000 hectares and a variety of plant species, is located in this region.
Notable people
Mirza Aqa Khan Nuri (1807–1865), politician
Nima Yooshij (1897–1960), contemporary Persian and Tabarian poet
Sheikh Fazlollah Noori (1843–1909), Shia Muslim cleric
'Mírzá ʻAbbás Núrí and his son, Bahá'u'lláh (1817–1892), Persian religious leader and founder of the Bahá'í Faith
Gholam-Hossein Banan (1911–1986), Iranian musician and singer
Haji Washington (1849–1937) Iranian politician, cabinet minister, and diplomat
Subh-i-Azal (1831–1912), Persian religious leader
Mirza Husain Noori Tabarsi (1838–1902), Shi'a Islamic cleric and father of Islamic Shi'a Renaissance
Noureddin Kianouri (1915–1999), politician and revolutionary
Parviz Natel-Khanlari (1914–1990), Iranian literary scholar, linguist, author, and researcher
Hossein Shah-Hosseini, politician
Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri, politician
Mirza Hassan Khan Esfandiary (1867–1945), politician
Gholam Hossein Sadighi, politician
Mirzá Abbas Núri, father of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith
Abolhassan Sadighi, sculptor and painter
Sadeq Kia, letters and distinguished professor
Manouchehr Sotoudeh, geographer and scholar
Musa Nuri Esfandiari, diplomat and ambassador
Ahmad Esfandiari, painter and teacher
Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh, political scientist and historian
Rahman Rezaei, football player and coach
Homayoun Behzadi, football player
Roya Nonahali, actress
Hamed Kavianpour, football player
Hanif Omranzadeh, football player
Nasser Alizadeh, wrestler