Ab Ask ( fa, آب اسک, also
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d as Āb-e Ask; also known as Ask) is a village in
Bala Larijan Rural District
Bala Larijan Rural District ( fa, دهستان بالالاريجان) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Larijan District, Amol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran
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Larijan District
Larijan District ( fa, بخش لاریجان) is a district (bakhsh) in Amol county, Mazandaran Province, Iran. Its administrative center is Rineh. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,089, in 2,406 families. The District has two cities: R ...
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Amol County
Amol County ( fa, شهرستان آمل) is located in Mazandaran province, Mazandaran province, Iran. The capital of the county is Amol. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 343,747, in 93,194 households. Retrieved 3 November 2022 ...
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Mazandaran Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 581, in 170 families.
Ab Ask is famous for its mineral hot springs sources from Mount Damavand, the highest peak in Iran with the elevation of 5610 m above the sea level. Agriculture and Livestock are the main occupation of local residents. Ab Ask is also a very popular fishing spot with an ample amount of red-spot trout fish. The majority of Amol population are originally from Larijan District and those from Ab Ask are known as Aski (from Ab Ask). Most of the Aski people in Amol own a property in Ab Ask and spend their weekends there specifically during spring and summer when the weather is quite cool and pleasant there by driving about 1 hour through Haraz Road.
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Populated places in Amol County
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