Tonekabon

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Tonekabon (in Persian: تنكابن) is a city in Mazandaran Province, Iran, on the shore of the Caspian Sea, formerly known as Shahsavar.

The city is situated 250 kilometres north of Tehran, between Ramsar and Chaloos.

The township of Tonekabon exists along the Caspian Sea in the north and has common borders with the province of Qazvin from south. In its northern regions it has a moderate and humid climate and in the southern portions cold weather prevails. The main city is Tonekabon, which is 257 km. from Tehran. The territory of Tonekabon was originally part of Gilan.Numerous evidences discovered in various parts of the region, indicate that it was a flourishing city in past.The ancient Tonekabon came under the realm of the Royan territory, also called Rostamdar.The Padusbanan held the power of this vicinity till the reign of Shah Abbas Safavid I.There after till the year 1209 AH. which was the beginning of the reign of Aqa Mohammad Khan Qajar, this city was known as Faiz. After downfall of this dynasty, the city was called Shahsavar, and thence after the Islamic Revolution was reverted to Tonekabon once more.Its a thriving city worth visiting

A famous variety of orange, Shahsavari Orange, is grown in the city and is bears its former name.The others products of tonekabon are kiwi fruit,rice and tea. Tonekabon (Shahsavar) has a semi tropical climate.The temperature is mild all the year. It has a very huge forest in dohezar road and sehezar road."Ghalegardan high lands" and "Dohezar valley" are most famous resorts of Tonekabon(Shahsavar). Foods : You can try for "Kabab torsh"(a very good spicy kebab) and "Mirza ghasemi".Both are very delicious and better to eat with "rice"(poloh in persian)

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Tonekabon (Shahsavar ) Photo Gallery , Blog (In Persian : (كاملترين مجموعه عكس طبقه بندي شده از مناظر طبيعي غرب مازندران ، تنكابن ، شهسوار ، رامسر و چالوس))
high quality photo album of Tonekabon city and resorts(In Persian : (آلبوم عكس با كيفيت بالا از تنكابن و تفريحگاهات اطراف آن))
Non-aligned Website of Tonekabon Azad University (In Persian : سايت مستقل اطلاع رسانی دانشگاه آزاد تنكابن)
Official Website of Tonekabon Azad University (In Persian : سايت رسمی دانشگاه آزاد تنكابن Tonekabon city in Mazandaran province