owshahr (Persian: نوشهر; also Romanized as Now Shahr, Noushahr, Noshahr, and Nau Shahr; also known as Bandar-e Noshahr)[1] is a city in and the capital of Noshahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 40,578, in 11,550 families.[2]
It is a port city located on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea.
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1 Climate and Tourism
2 Culture and Industry
3 Sports and Leisure
4 Notable people
5 References
6 External links
Climate and Tourism[edit]
With its humid, subtropical climate, good sea bathing in the waters of the Caspian, and the great natural beauty of its lush, green mountains, Nowshahr has long been a favourite destination for domestic tourism in Iran, attracting visitors by the hundreds of thousands every year to its luxurious hotels and private villas, by virtue of its excellent transport links with the other cities of Northern Iran. During the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Nowshahr was known unofficially as the 'second capital' or 'summer capital' of Iran because it was the city in which the Shah and most high-level government officials chose to live and work during the summer months.
