Elika or Alika or Ileka ( fa, اليكا, also
Romanize
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d as Ālīkā; also known as Īlīkā and Īlkā) is a village in
Owzrud Rural District
Owzrud Rural District ( fa, دهستان اوزرود) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Baladeh District, Nur County, Mazandaran Province, Iran
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Baladeh District Baladeh District ( fa, بخش بلده) is a district (bakhsh) in Nur County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,594, in 2,140 families. The District has one city: Baladeh. The District has three rural districts ...
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Nur County
Nur County ( fa, شهرستان نور) is located in Mazandaran province, Iran
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Mazandaran Province,
Iran
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on the road from
Tehran
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to the
Caspian Sea
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(
Chaloos Road
Chalus Road ( fa, جاده چالوس) or Kandovan Road (), also known as the Road 59 is an important road for people of Tehran and Karaj, many of whom drive to popular tourist attractions in the north of Iran
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). It is close to
Yush, where the famous Iranian poet
Nima Yushij
Nimā Yushij ( fa, نیما یوشیج) (11 November 1895 – 4 January 1960), also called Nimā (), born Ali Esfandiāri (), was an Iranian poet. He is famous for his style of poetry which he popularized, called ''she'r-e now'' (, lit. "new p ...
was born. The village was known for coal mines that were harvested during the 1930s until the 1970s. At the 2006 census, its existence was noted, but its population was not reported.
References
Populated places in Nur County
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