Ahlam, Iran Explained

Official Name:Ahlam
Native Name:اهلم
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Mazandaran
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mahmudabad
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Ahlamerestaq-e Shomali
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:1,546
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:36.6019°N 52.2156°W

Ahlam (Persian: اهلم) is a village in Ahlamerestaq-e Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Mahmudabad County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,546, in 419 families. In the middle ages, Ahlam was a small town that served as the port of Amol.[1] It was called "‘Ayn al-Humm" by some medieval authors; Yaqut al-Hamawi wrote the name as "Ahlum".[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Le Strange . Guy . The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate: Mesopotamia, Persia, and Central Asia, from the Moslem Conquest to the Time of Timur . 1905 . Barnes & Noble, Inc. . New York . 370 .