Qaem Shahr (Persian: قائمشهر; pronunciationⓘ)[a] is a city in the Central DistrictofQaem Shahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5] Originally known as Aliyabad, the name Ŝâhi (Shahi) was used until the Iranian Revolution in 1979 when the city acquired its current name.[citation needed]
Qaem Shahr
Persian: قائمشهر
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City
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  Qaem Shahr
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| Coordinates: 36°27′49″N 52°51′29″E / 36.46361°N 52.85806°E / 36.46361; 52.85806[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Mazandaran |
| County | Qaem Shahr |
| District | Central |
| Area | |
| • City | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Population
(2016)[3]
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| • City | 204,953 |
| • Density | 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 247,953 [2] |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Website | www |
In 1951, Qaem Shahr's population was around 18,000, growing to 123,684 in 1991.[citation needed] At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 174,246 in 48,055 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 196,050 people in 60,347 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 204,953 people in 68,407 households.[3]
The city is 228 kilometres (142 mi) northeast of Tehran via road 79 which passes through Shirgah, Pol-e Sefid and Firuzkuh. It is also 19 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Babol; and 23 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Sari, the capital of the province, connected to both by road 22.[8]
Qaem Shahr is where the North Iranian railway quits the fertile plains of Mazandaran to cross the highest mountain range of the Middle East, the Alborz.
| Climate data for Qara Kheyl(normals 1991-2020, extremes 1984-2023) elevation: 14.7 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.4 (86.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
36.2 (97.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.6 (105.1) |
39.6 (103.3) |
38.4 (101.1) |
40.6 (105.1) |
40.2 (104.4) |
38.6 (101.5) |
32.2 (90.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
40.6 (105.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.6 (54.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
28.7 (83.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
21.9 (71.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
4.6 (40.3) |
12.7 (54.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.7 (2.78) |
66.1 (2.60) |
67.6 (2.66) |
43.8 (1.72) |
27.3 (1.07) |
30.1 (1.19) |
30.0 (1.18) |
33.4 (1.31) |
77.1 (3.04) |
91.9 (3.62) |
110.2 (4.34) |
74.5 (2.93) |
722.7 (28.44) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 74.9 |
| Average rainy days | 9.5 | 10.7 | 13 | 11.2 | 7.8 | 5 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 8 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 104.4 |
| Average snowy days | 0.9 | 0.85 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 81 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 139 | 119 | 131 | 153 | 204 | 222 | 212 | 206 | 166 | 173 | 146 | 137 | 2,008 |
| Source 1: NOAA[9] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: IRIMO (extremes[10]), meteomanz(snow days 2004-2023, extremes since 2021)[11] | |||||||||||||
Qaem Shahr is one of the sports magnets in Iran. World and Olympic champion weightlifter Behdad Salimi hails from Qaem Shahr.
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