Ahlam, Iran

Village in Mazandaran, Iran
Ahlam
اهلم
village
36°36′07″N 52°12′56″E / 36.60194°N 52.21556°E / 36.60194; 52.21556
Country Iran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountyMahmudabad
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictAhlamerestaq-e Shomali
Population
 (2006)
 • Total1,546
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Ahlam (Persian: اهلم)[1] is a village in Ahlamerestaq-e Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Mahmudabad County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,546, in 419 families.[2] In the middle ages, Ahlam was a small town that served as the port of Amol.[3] It was called "‘Ayn al-Humm" by some medieval authors; Yaqut al-Hamawi wrote the name as "Ahlum".[3]

References

  1. ^ Ahlam can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3841680" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ a b Le Strange, Guy (1905). The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate: Mesopotamia, Persia, and Central Asia, from the Moslem Conquest to the Time of Timur. New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc. p. 370.
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Ahlamerestaq-e Jonubi
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Dabuy-ye Shomali
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Harazpey-ye Shomali
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