Northern Iran


Northern Iran, is a geographical term that refers to a relatively large and fertile area, consisting of the southern border of the Caspian Sea and the Alborz mountains.
It includes the provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran, and Golestan. The major provinces, Gilan and Mazandaran, are covered with dense forests, snow-covered mountains and impressive sea shores.
The major cities are Rasht, Gorgan, Sâri, Bâbol, Babolsar Amol, Qaem Shahr, Gonbad-e Kavus, Anzali, Lahijan and Behshahr. Northern Iran has numerous villages, particularly Massulé, appreciated by travellers.
Northern Iran was a trendy spot during the Pahlavi era, especially among foreign tourists. It was a luxurious place that provided all types of modern recreational facilities as well as tourism infrastructure. Today, it's mostly visited by domestic tourists.

History

Population

Mazandaran is the most populous of the 3 provinces of northern Iran, with 3,283,582 people at the time of 2016 census. Gilan's population in 2016 was 2,530,696 people and Golestan had the lowest population with 1,868,819 people.
The total population of the 3 provinces according to 2016 census was 7,683,097 people, with 2,486,429 households.
CityProvincePopulationNo. of households
RashtGilan679,995228,142
GorganGolestan350,676111,099
SariMazandaran309,820101,932
BabolMazandaran250,21781,572
AmolMazandaran237,52878,597
Qaem ShahrMazandaran204,95368,407
Gonbad-e KavusGolestan151,91044,731
Bandar-e AnzaliGilan118,56441,053
LahijanGilan101,07334,497
BehshahrMazandaran94,70231,022
LangarudGilan79,49527,318
ChalusMazandaran65,19622,166
NekaMazandaran60,99119,357
BabolsarMazandaran59,96619,576
TonekabonMazandaran55,43418,878
TāleshGilan54,17816,832
Bandar TorkamanGolestan53,97014,512
Aliabad-e KatulGolestan52,83816,655
AstaraGilan51,57916,696
NowshahrMazandaran49,40316,287
Sowme'eh SaraGilan47,08315,331
Astaneh-ye AshrafiyehGilan44,94115,675
AzadshahrGolestan43,76013,206
KordkuyGolestan39,88112,971
FereydunkenarMazandaran38,15412,606
RudsarGilan37,99813,191
KalalehGolestan36,17610,346
RamsarMazandaran35,99712,153
FumanGilan35,84111,849
AqqalaGolestan35,1169,498
JuybarMazandaran32,92410,480
MahmudabadMazandaran31,84410,399
AmirkolaMazandaran30,47810,120
MinudashtGolestan30,0858,980
NurMazandaran26,9478,597
GalikeshGolestan23,3946,996
GalugahMazandaran21,3526,898
KhomamGilan20,8977,143
Bandar-e GazGolestan20,7426,715
Ketalem and Sadat ShahrMazandaran20,7167,163
SiahkalGilan19,9246,796
RezvanshahrGilan19,5196,212
FazelabadGolestan19,4615,869
GomishanGolestan19,1915,129
MasalGilan17,9015,330
SiminshahrGolestan17,2054,493
ZirabMazandaran16,1915,037
ManjilGilan15,6304,950
AmlashGilan15,4445,268
KiashahrGilan14,0225,037
RostamabadGilan13,7464,312
AbbasabadMazandaran13,4824,500
KelardashtMazandaran13,4014,565
LowshanGilan13,0323,958
SangarGilan12,5834,288
RamianGolestan12,4263,772
KelachayGilan12,3794,329
RostamkolaMazandaran11,6863,979
KhorramabadMazandaran11,5423,902
ShirudMazandaran11,3773,851
LavandevilGilan11,2353,318
ChamestanMazandaran11,1943,492
Khalil ShahrMazandaran11,0323,298
Khan BebinGolestan10,8783,328
AsalemGilan10,7203,271
RahimabadGilan10,5713,507
Lasht-e NeshaGilan10,5393,742
RudbarGilan10,5043,559
HachirudMazandaran10,3983,471
AratehMazandaran10,3273,301
KuchesfahanGilan10,0263,450
Salman ShahrMazandaran9,6563,057
SurakMazandaran9,2083,087
Chaf and ChamkhalehGilan8,8403,137
ShirgahMazandaran8,6712,869
Maraveh TappehGolestan8,6712,072
Pol-e SefidMazandaran8,2942,680
ChaboksarGilan8,2242,750
ShaftGilan8,1842,691
DalandGolestan8,1842,453
NeginshahrGolestan8,1382,344
KiakolaMazandaran8,0402,691
Pareh SarGilan8,0162,536
BahnemirMazandaran7,9062,541
HadishahrMazandaran7,8892,549
RuyanMazandaran7,7312,461
IzadshahrMazandaran7,4392,514
LulemanGilan7,4262,677
GatabMazandaran7,3742,340
Khoshk-e BijarGilan7,2452,470
Anbar OlumGolestan7,0031,960
Galugah, BabolMazandaran6,9082,138
MarjaghalGilan6,7352,244
SorkhrudMazandaran6,6992,248
MarzanabadMazandaran6,6981,841
Now KandehGolestan6,6502,316
KumelehGilan6,4572,255
NashtarudMazandaran6,3942,109
KelarabadMazandaran6,2672,099
FaraghiGolestan5,7771,610
Emamzadeh AbdollahMazandaran5,7681,809
Khush RudpeyMazandaran5,7421,906
DowzeynGolestan5,7371,681
Bazar JomehGilan5,7291,762
KorandGolestan5,6161,530
ChubarGilan5,5541,604
Pir BazarGilan5,3731,761
ShalmanGilan5,1021,855
Gurab ZarmikhGilan4,8401,610
AlqajarGolestan4,7801,428
VajargahGilan4,5371,563
BabakanMazandaran4,4991,462
HaviqGilan4,2611,169
SangdevinGolestan4,2031,255
MazraehGolestan4,0091,352
ZargarMazandaran3,9911,311
YanqaqGolestan3,9191,143
Si JovalGolestan3,747976
LisarGilan3,6471,163
ZiabarGilan3,6031,193
RudbonehGilan3,4411,220
KiasarMazandaran3,3841,084
PulMazandaran3,1501,064
KojurMazandaran3,1201,052
ChukamGilan3,0961,019
Now Deh KhanduzGolestan2,989959
Incheh BorunGolestan2,494593
JirandehGilan2,320791
Kuhi KheylMazandaran2,242736
FarahabadMazandaran2,217762
RankuhGilan2,154749
AhmadsargurabGilan2,128727
TabaqdehMazandaran2,023723
OtaqvarGilan1,938662
DabudashtMazandaran1,758572
DeylamanGilan1,729564
MaklavanGilan1,635536
BarehsarGilan1,612559
SadeqabadGolestan1,593488
TutkabonGilan1,510493
AkandMazandaran1,416485
AlashtMazandaran1,193436
Taher GurabGilan1,168396
RinehMazandaran982352
BaladehMazandaran970353
Pain HularMazandaran956332
MarzikolaMazandaran868301
MasulehGilan393147
FarimMazandaran369127
GazanakMazandaran319103