Qaemshahr
Qaem Shahr (Persian: قائمشهر; ) is a city in the Central District of Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Originally known as Aliyabad, the name Ŝâhi (Shahi) was used until the Iranian Revolution in 1979 when the city acquired its current name.
Reza Shah, Qaemshahr railway 
Sheykh Tabarsi's tomb in Qaem Shahr
Demographics
Population
In 1951, Qaem Shahr's population was around 18,000, growing to 123,684 in 1991. At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 174,246 in 48,055 households. The following census in 2011 counted 196,050 people in 60,347 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 204,953 people in 68,407 households.
Geography
Location
The city is 237 kilometres (147 mi) northeast of Tehran; 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Babol; and 23 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Sari, the capital of the province.
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
| Climate data for Qara Kheyl(normals 1991-2020, extremes 1984-2020) elevation: 14.7 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
38.2 (100.8) |
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 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 | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: IRIMO (extremes) | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Gharakhil Ghaemshahr (1984–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
36.2 (97.2) |
38.4 (101.1) |
36.2 (97.2) |
39.6 (103.3) |
36.6 (97.9) |
40.6 (105.1) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.0 (100.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
40.6 (105.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.1 (66.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−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) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 66.7 (2.63) |
61.0 (2.40) |
68.6 (2.70) |
39.0 (1.54) |
30.8 (1.21) |
31.0 (1.22) |
30.0 (1.18) |
43.3 (1.70) |
79.9 (3.15) |
97.6 (3.84) |
104.0 (4.09) |
77.3 (3.04) |
729.2 (28.7) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 82 |
| Source: Iran Meteorological Organization (Temperatures), (Extremes), (Precipitation), (Humidity) | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Behdad Salimi (born 1989) – weightlifter
- Farhad Majidi – football player
- Nader Dastneshan (1960–2021) – football coach
- Mehrdad Oladi (1985–2016) – football player
- Mehrdad Kafshgari (born 1987) – football player
- Fereydoon Fazli (born 1971) – football player
- Babak Nourzad (born 1978) – wrestler
- Mojtaba Tarshiz (born 1978) – football player
- Farshid Talebi (born 1981) – football player
- Maysam Baou (born 1983) – football player
- Mehdi Jafarpour (born 1984) – football player
- Mohammad Abbaszadeh (born 1990) – football player
- Ali Alipour (born 1995) – football player
- Behnam Tayyebi (born 1975) – wrestler
- Ahmad Mohammadi (born 1989) – wrestler
- Mansour Hedayati – (residence) – poet
Notable places
- Islamic Azad University of Qaemshahr
- Telar jungle park
Sports
Qaem Shahr is one of the sports magnets in Iran. World and Olympic champion weightlifter Behdad Salimi hails from Qaem Shahr.
