Nur () or Noor and Nour is a city in the Central District of Nur County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is on the Caspian Sea.

Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 21,806 in 6,164 households. The following census in 2011 counted 22,978 people in 6,815 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 26,947 people in 8,597 households.

Overview Nur is one of the oldest cities of Mazandaran province. Located on the Caspian Sea coast, it derives its name from Nur County, of which it is the administrative seat. Nur was considered one of the districts of Amol County until 1950. In the past, Nur was reputedly known as Suldeh and is one of the ancient cities of Mazandaran. Nur Forest Park, the largest forest park in the West Asia with an area about 4000 hectares and a variety of plant species, is located in this region.

Notable people

Mirza Aqa Khan Nuri (1807–1865), politician Nima Yooshij (1897–1960), contemporary Persian and Tabarian poet Sheikh Fazlollah Noori (1843–1909), Shia Muslim cleric 'Mírzá ʻAbbás Núrí and his son, Bahá'u'lláh (1817–1892), Persian religious leader and founder of the Bahá'í Faith Gholam-Hossein Banan (1911–1986), Iranian musician and singer Haji Washington (1849–1937) Iranian politician, cabinet minister, and diplomat Subh-i-Azal (1831–1912), Persian religious leader Mirza Husain Noori Tabarsi (1838–1902), Shi'a Islamic cleric and father of Islamic Shi'a Renaissance Noureddin Kianouri (1915–1999), politician and revolutionary Parviz Natel-Khanlari (1914–1990), Iranian literary scholar, linguist, author, and researcher Hossein Shah-Hosseini, politician Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri, politician Mirza Hassan Khan Esfandiary (1867–1945), politician Gholam Hossein Sadighi, politician Mirzá Abbas Núri, father of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith Abolhassan Sadighi, sculptor and painter Sadeq Kia, letters and distinguished professor Manouchehr Sotoudeh, geographer and scholar Musa Nuri Esfandiari, diplomat and ambassador Ahmad Esfandiari, painter and teacher Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh, political scientist and historian Rahman Rezaei, football player and coach Homayoun Behzadi, football player Roya Nonahali, actress Hamed Kavianpour, football player Hanif Omranzadeh, football player Nasser Alizadeh, wrestler

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External links "Nur, Iran", Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.