Polur, Iran

Polur
Persian: پلور
Village
The village of Polur and the Haraz Road, with Mount Damavand in the background
The village of Polur and the Haraz Road, with Mount Damavand in the background
Polur is located in Iran
Polur
Polur
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 35°50′55″N 52°03′01″E / 35.84861°N 52.05028°E / 35.84861; 52.05028
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountyAmol
DistrictLarijan
Rural DistrictBala Larijan
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
302
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Polur (Persian: پلور) is a village on the Haraz River in Bala Larijan Rural District of Larijan District in Amol County, Mazandaran province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 316 in 86 households. The following census in 2011 counted 210 people in 72 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 302 people in 151 households.

Geography

The village is located on Road 77 (Haraz Road), the main route from Amol to the Caspian Sea coast. At the 2016 census, its population was 302, in 151 families.

Mount Damavand—Alborz Mountains

It is well known for being a popular base to climb Mount Damavand in the Lar National Park, part of the Central Alborz mountain range. The 5,610 m (18,410 ft) volcano is the highest point in Iran and in the Middle East region.

Map of central Alborz Peaks: 1 Alam-Kuh
  −25 to 500 m (−82 to 1,640 ft)
  500 to 1,500 m (1,600 to 4,900 ft)
  1,500 to 2,500 m (4,900 to 8,200 ft)
  2,500 to 3,500 m (8,200 to 11,500 ft)
  3,500 to 4,500 m (11,500 to 14,800 ft)
  4,500 to 5,610 m (14,760 to 18,410 ft)
 2 Azad Kuh 3 Damavand
4 Do Berar 5 Do Khaharan
6 Ghal'eh Gardan 7 Gorg
8 Kholeno 9 Mehr Chal
10 Mishineh Marg 11 Naz
12 Shah Alborz 13 Sialan
14 Tochal 15 Varavašt
Rivers: 0
1 Alamut 2 Chalus
3 Do Hezar 4 Haraz
5 Jajrood 6 Karaj
7 Kojoor 8 Lar
9 Noor 10 Sardab
11 Seh Hazar 12 Shahrood
Cities: 1 Amol
2 Chalus 3 Karaj
Other: D Dizin
E Emamzadeh Hashem K Kandovan Tunnel
* Latyan Dam ** Lar Dam

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Polūr; also known as Pūlūr

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 December 2025). "Dasht-e Maghdam, Polour, دهستان بالالاریجان, بخش لاریجان [Bala Larijan Rural District, Larijan District], Amol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Polur at GEOnet Names Server
  4. ↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 4 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان تنکابن تابع استان مازندران [‌Creation and formation of 11 rural districts including villages, farms, places in Amol County under Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. مجلس شورای اسلامی [Islamic Consultative Assembly]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 11698.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  5. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran.