Amol County
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Amol County شهرستان آمل |
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 Amol county in Mazandaran |
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 Iran
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| Province | Mazandaran | |||||||||
| Established | 1946 | |||||||||
| Government | ||||||||||
| • Governor | Ahmad Monfared | |||||||||
| • MP | Ezzatollah Yousefian | |||||||||
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| • Total | 4,374 km2 (1,689 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Population (2005) | ||||||||||
| • Total | 343,747 | |||||||||
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) | |||||||||
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) | |||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) | |||||||||
| Area code(s) | 0121 | |||||||||
| Ethnic groups | Mazandarani | |||||||||
| Language | Mazandarani, Persian | |||||||||
| Website | amol.gov.ir | |||||||||
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Amol County (Persian: شهرستان آمل) is a county in Mazandaran Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Amol. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 343,747, in 93,194 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District, Larijan District, and Dabudasht District. The county has four cities: Amol, Rineh, Gazanak, and Dabudasht.
Amol's neighbour counties are Babol in the east, Mahmudabad in the north, Babolsar in the north-east, Noor in the west in Mazandaran province and Tehran province in the south.
The county elevated landscape and valleys have dense forests. Its hills overlook the plains and stretch out to the high slopes of Damavand Mountains. The majestic valleys, rivers, springs, waterfalls, colorful vegetation, diversity of wildlife, thermal springs, summer quarters and rural settlements appeal to visitors. Mount Damavand, 5610 m, the highest point in the Middle East
These mountains form the two branch ranges of the central Alborz Mountains, and are the highest sections of this range. To the north, after the Kahu (Sefid Ab) Pass, in the village of Garmabdar (district of Roodbar-e-Qasran), it sub-divides into two, the north western and south eastern ranges. In the south western sector are the peaks of Takht-e-khers and Se sang, extending towards the west, where the gigantic Damavand Peak is visible.
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