Qaem Shahr ( fa, قائم‌شهر, also

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d as Qā’em Shahr; formerly known as Shāhi ( fa, شاهی) is a city and capital of

Qaem Shahr County Qaem Shahr County ( fa, شهرستان قائم‌شهر; also Qa'em Shahr and Ghaemshahr) is in Mazandaran province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Qaem Shahr. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 293,721 in 79,707 ...

, Mazandaran Province,

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. At the 2016 census, its population was 247,953. Originally known as Aliyabad, the name Ŝâhi (Shahi) was used until the

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in 1979 when the city acquired its current name. The city is situated north-east of

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...

; southeast of

Babol Babol ( fa, بابل, , known as "Orange Blossom City" , also Romanized as Bābol; formerly known as Barfrouch) is the capital of Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. Babol is divided into two metropolitan areas (under Iranian law). At the ...

; and south west of

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which is the capital of Mazandaran province. In 1951, Qa'em Shahr's

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was around 18,000, growing to 123,684 in 1991. The city is where the North Iranian railway quits the fertile plains of Mazandaran to cross the highest mountain range of the Middle East, the

Alborz The Alborz ( fa, البرز) range, also spelled as Alburz, Elburz or Elborz, is a mountain range in northern Iran that stretches from the border of Azerbaijan along the western and entire southern coast of the Caspian Sea and finally runs ...

Notable people

* Behdad Salimi (born 1989) – weightlifter *

Farhad Majidi Farhad Majidi ( fa, فرهاد مجیدی; born 3 June 1976) is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Al-Ittihad Kalba SC in UAE Pro League. He mostly played as attacking midfielder for Esteghlal when he was a footba ...

– football player * Nader Dastneshan (1960–2021) – football coach *

Mehrdad Oladi Mehrdad Oladi ( fa, مهرداد اولادی, May 25, 1985 – April 19, 2016) was an Iranian footballer who most recently played for Persepolis, Esteghlal, Naft Tehran, Malavan in the Iran Pro League. He usually played in the striker positio ...

(1985–2016) – football player *

Mehrdad Kafshgari Mehrdad Kafshgari (born 22 April 1987) is an Iranian football midfielder who played for Nassaji in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Career Rah Ahan He joined to Rah Ahan in summer 2011. He played two seasons for Rah Ahan in the IPL and played 4 ...

(born 1987) – football player * Fereydoon Fazli (born 1971) – football player * Babak Nourzad (born 1978) – wrestler * Mojtaba Tarshiz (born 1978) – football player * Farshid Talebi (born 1981) – football player *

Maysam Baou Maysam Baou ( fa, میثم بائو, born 19 September 1983) is a retired Iranian football player. Club career He started to shine when Shamushak was promoted to Persian Gulf Cup in 2003–04 season and moved to Esteghlal where he stayed for ...

(born 1983) – football player *

Mehdi Jafarpour Mehdi Jafarpour (born 20 August 1984) is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Saba Qom. Club career Mehdi Jafarpour has scored important goals for Sepahan in the 2009–10 Iran Pro League season. In Week 4, he scored in the 14th minut ...

(born 1984) – football player * Mohammad Abbaszadeh (born 1990) – football player *

Ali Alipour Ali Alipour Ghara ( fa, علی علیپور قرا; born 11 November 1995) is an Iranian international footballer who plays as a forward for Gil Vicente. At the age of 19 years and 185 days, Alipour was the youngest-ever player to score in the ...

(born 1995) – football player * Behnam Tayyebi (born 1975) – wrestler * Ahmad Mohammadi (born 1989) – wrestler * Mansour Hedayati – (residence) – poet

Important places

* Islamic Azad University of Qaemshahr * Telar jungle park

Sports

Ghaemshahr is one of the sports poles in Iran. World and Olympic champion

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Behdad Salimi hails from Qaem Shahr.

References

Columbia Encyclopedia
Populated places in Qaem Shahr County Cities in Mazandaran Province {{QaemShahr-geo-stub