Qaem Shahr
Persian: قائمشهر
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City
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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 |
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]
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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