Babol County (Persian: شهرستان بابل) is located in Mazandaran province, Iran. The capital of the county is Babol. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 464,538, in 125,187 families.[2]

Babol County شهرستان بابل
County
Filband
Location of Babol County in Mazandaran province
Location of Mazandaran province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°17′N 52°37′E
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
Capital	Babol
Districts	6 (2006)
Government
• Governor	Rajab Molaie Raesi
Area [1]
• Total	1,578.10 km2 (609.31 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	464,538
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Babol County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3193722" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

The name of Babol county was Barforush in the 19th century.[3]

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.[4]

Some notable families originating from Mazandaran, specifically Babol County are:

• House of Pahlavi
• House of Karen
• House of Moradi (branch of the House of Suren)
• House of Suren
• House of Batoul

The largest heritage of Babol, as well as the Mazandaran region are the Balf.

Administrative divisions

References

• اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran] (Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran)
• Babol.tk [Babol.tk] ( Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine)

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