Official Name: | Filband |
Native Name: | فيل بند |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Mazandaran |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Babol County |
Subdivision Type3: | Bakhsh |
Subdivision Name3: | Bandpey-ye Gharbi |
Subdivision Type4: | Rural District |
Subdivision Name4: | Khvosh Rud |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 8 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Timezone Dst: | IRDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | +4:30 |
Coordinates: | 36.1533°N 52.5286°W |
Filband (Persian: فيل بند, also Romanized as Fīlband) is a village in bandpey district, Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8, in 4 families.
This village is located at an altitude of about 2,300 metres above sea level. Filband on the eastern side of Mazandaran is known as the roof of the province.
In this village, winter begins very soon and ends late.
The combination of high mountains and dense forests which pass through a large amount of white clouds has turned the village into a beautiful tourist destination.
The skies of Filband open up hidden and new aspects of nature to the tourists in the tranquillity of the clouds and the silence of nature.[1]