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The city is located approximately 20 kilometers south of Caspian Sea on the west bank of BabolRud River and receives abundant annual rainfall. In 1931, the founder of the Pahlavi Dynasty Reza Shah (1878-1944) ordered urban planning efforts to commence in the city and changed its name to Babol, which means city with abundant water supply. The city was later named Barforoush, which literally means market town. Babol was formerly called Barforushdeh (meaning Market town) and Barforush afterwards. Mithra or 'The Mediator' was believed to be the savior of creation from the threat of darkness and the one who stands between the light of Ahura Mazda and the darkness of Ahriman. It is famous for its orange farms, for which it is dubbed "the city of orange blossoms".įounded in the 16th century, it was built on the site of the ancient city of Mamtir (deriving from "Mah Mithra" "great Mithra). Babol is a new name for the site of the ancient city of Mamatir, that then was named as Barforush. Babol is on the north-east of Tehran and is one of the most important cities in the north of Iran. At the 2012 census, its population was 219,467, in 66,944 families.īabol is located in the north of Iran, between the northern slopes of the Alborz Mountains and southern coast of the Caspian Sea. Babol is divided into two metropolitan areas (Under Iranian law). Babol, Known as "Orange Blossom City", also Romanized as Bābol formerly known as Barfrouch) is the capital of Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran.