Sari, Iran
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Aylin ساری Sarouyeh |
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Saat Square, Sari
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| Coordinates: 36°33′48″N 53°03′36″E / 36.56333°N 53.06000°ECoordinates: 36°33′48″N 53°03′36″E / 36.56333°N 53.06000°E | ||
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 Iran
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| Province | Mazandaran | |
| County | Sari | |
| Bakhsh | Central | |
| Founded | By Farrukhan, Daboyan Dynasty of Tapuria | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Mehdi Obouri (مهدی عبوری) | |
| Elevation | 5 northwest up to 50 in southeast m (15 – 150 ft) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 259,084 | |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) | |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) | |
| Postal Code | 48xxx-xxxxx | |
| Area code(s) | 011 | |
| Vehicle Plate | IRAN 62 | |
| Website | www.sari.ir esarycity.ir www.sarycity.ir | |
Sari ((Persian: ساری 
pronunciation ) ; also Romanized as Sārī; also known as Shahr-i-Tajan and Shari-i-Tajan) is the provincial capital of Mazandaran and former capital of Iran (for a short period), located in the north of Iran, between the northern slopes of the Alborz Mountains and southern coast of the Caspian Sea. Sari is the largest and most populous city of Mazandaran.
The Mazandaran Sea provides a beautiful coastline to the north of Sari; north-east of the city lies Neka. Qa'emshahr (formerly known as Shahi) is to its south-west, Juybar is to its north-west, and Kiasar, Damghan, and Semnan are cities located to the south.
Excavations in the Hutto cave present evidence for the existence of settlements around Sari as far back as the 70th millennium BCE. The Muslim historian Hamdollah Mostowfi attributes the foundation of Sari to king Tahmoures Divband of the Pishdadian Dynasty. Ferdowsi mentions the name of the city in Shahnameh, at the time of Fereydun and Manuchehr, when Manuchehr is returning to Fereydun's capital, Tamisheh in Mazandaran, after the victory over Salm and Tur:
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