Ahlam, Iran

Ahlam (Persian: اهلم)[1] is a village in Ahlamerestaq-e Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Mahmudabad County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,546, in 419 families.[2] In the middle ages, Ahlam was a small town that served as the port of Amol.[3] It was called "‘Ayn al-Humm" by some medieval authors; Yaqut al-Hamawi wrote the name as "Ahlum".[3]

Ahlam
اهلم
village
Ahlam is located in Iran
Ahlam
Ahlam
Coordinates: 36°36′07″N 52°12′56″E
Country Iran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountyMahmudabad
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictAhlamerestaq-e Shomali
Population
 (2006)
  Total1,546
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

References

  1. Ahlam can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3841680" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. Le Strange, Guy (1905). The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate: Mesopotamia, Persia, and Central Asia, from the Moslem Conquest to the Time of Timur. New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc. p. 370.
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