Kandolus

Kandolus (Persian: كندلوس, also Romanized as Kandelous, Kandolūs, Kandelūs, Kandloos, and Kandlūs; also known as Gendulas)[3] is a village in Zanus Rastaq Rural District of Kojur District, Nowshahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran.

Kandolus
Persian: كندلوس
Village
Kandolus is located in Iran
Kandolus
Kandolus
Coordinates: 36°19′27″N 51°34′02″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountyNowshahr
DistrictKojur
Rural DistrictZanus Rastaq
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,092
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
A mithraeum at Kandelus

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 115 in 45 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 915 people in 273 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,092 people in 378 households; it was the largest village in its rural district. [2]

Kandolus Museum

Kandolus Museum is located in Kandolus. It was established between 1360 and 1368 through the efforts of Dr. Ali Asqar Jahangiri.

The exhibits in this museum belongs to before Christ and Islam. The exhibits are classified into different sections. They include weaves, clothes, rural ornamentations, statues, traditional paintings, metal and wooden cutleries and crockeries and china from antiquity the Qajar dynasty.

The museum was host to more than 60,000 tourists from Iran and countries around the world in 2011, enjoying popularity at national and international levels.

Kandolus Agricultural Complex

Dr. Jahangiri is also building the Kandelos Agricultural Complex with the aim of being able to do the same for the deprived and remote areas of Kandelos. Registration for the Cultural and Charitable Institute was also one of the projects being undertaken at the same time as the Hexane and Kandelus Agricultural Complex.

See also

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (27 May 2023). "Kandolus, Nowshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Kandolus can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3069514" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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