Qa'em Shahr

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Qa'em Shahr (Persian: قائمشهر), also spelt Qâemŝahr or Ghaemshahr, is a city in the Mazandaran province of Iran. Originally known as `Aliyabad, the name Ŝâhi (Shâhi) was used until the Iranian Revolution in 1979 when the city acquired it's current name.

It is situated 237 km north-east of Tehran; 20 km south-east of Babol; 23 kilometres south west of Sari which is the capital of Mazandaran province. In 1951 Qa'em Shahr's population was around 18,000, growing to 123,684 in 1991.

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• Columbia Encyclopedia

v • d • e Counties and cities of Māzandarān Province Amol (Ask - Amol - Gazenak - Niyak - Rineh) — Babol (Amirkola - Babol - Galoogah - Gatab - Khoshroodpey - Marzikola - Zargar Mahalleh) — Babolsar (Babolsar - Bahnamir - Kalleh Bast) — Behshahr (Behshahr - Galoogah - Khalil Shahr - Rostamkola) — Chalus (Chalus - Kelardasht - Marzan Abad) — Juybar (Juybar - Koohi Kheyl) — Mahmood Abad (Fereydoon Kenar - Mahmood Abad - Sorkhrood) — Neka (Neka) — Noor (Baledeh - Chamestan - Izadshahr - Noor - Royan) — Noshahr (Noshahr) — Qaemshahr (Kiakola - Qaemshahr) — Ramsar (Katalom and Sadat Shahr - Ramsar) — Sari (Farim - Kiasar - Sari - Soorak) — Savadkuh (Alasht - Pol Sefid - Veresk - Sorkh Abad - Shirgah - Zirab) — Tonekabon (Abbas Abad - Kelar Abad - Khorram Abad - Nashtarood - Salmanshahr - Tonekabon)