Nur, Iran

Nur نور
city
Narenjestan Hotel area, Nur.
Location of Nur and Nur county in Mazandaran
Nur Location of Nur and Nur county in Mazandaran
Coordinates: 36°34′25″N 52°00′50″E / 36.57361°N 52.01389°ECoordinates: 36°34′25″N 52°00′50″E / 36.57361°N 52.01389°E
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
County	Nur
Bakhsh	Central
Population (2006)
• Total	5,457
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Nur (Persian: نور‎‎, also Romanized as Nūr, Nour, and Noor; formerly, Sūldeh and Sūlehdeh)^[1] is a city in and capital of Nur County, located on the Caspian Sea in Mazandaran Province of northern Iran.

At the 2006 census, its population was 21,806, in 6,164 families.^[2]

Overview

Located on the Caspian Sea coast, Nur is one of the oldest cities of west Mazandaran Province. It derives its name from Nur County, of which it is the administrative seat.

Nur is the ancestral home of Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith.^[3]

Personalities

• Noureddin Kianouri (1915-1999), politician and revolutionary
• Dr. Abdollah Behzadi (1918-1976), politician, Poet, Writer, Physician

References

1. Nur, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086399" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
3. Cole, Juan (1989). "Baha'-allah". Encyclopædia Iranica.

External links

• "Nur, Iran", Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.