Amirkola (Persian: اميركلا), also Romanized as Amīrkalā, Amirkela, and AmīrKolā; also known as Amir Qal‘en,[3] is a city in the Central District of Babol County, Mazandaran province, Iran.[4]
Amirkola
Persian: اميركلا | |
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City | |
Amirkola | |
Coordinates: 36°36′07″N 52°39′48″E / 36.60194°N 52.66333°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Mazandaran |
County | Babol |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 30,478 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 25,186 in 6,923 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 28,086 people in 8,633 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 30,478 people in 10,120 households.[2]
Famous people from the town include the Safavid era poet Amir Pazevari and the Ayatollahs Ali Asghar Mazandarani (1826–1911) and Mohammad Mehdi Emami Mazandarani (1879-1958).
Two historic places are an old public bath (Hammam), built by Haj Molla Khalil Mazandarani of the Khalili Amiri family, early 19th century, and the Chehelsotoon complex, both in the old district of the city.