Behshahr

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Behshahr (also Behshahr (Persian بهشهر ), formerly Ashraf ol Belad ) is a city in the province Māzandarān in northern Iran, near the provincial capital Sārī.

Was once the country retreat of Behshahr Abbas I.. Numerous royal palaces and gardens date from this period, only some of which are still preserved rudimentary. These include the residence of Abbas I, Abbas Ābād, which is located in the middle of a lake named after him, which is located on a hill Safi Ābād Palace and the Haram Khāneh. Furthermore, comes a series of gardens from that era; such as the Bāgh Saheb oz Zaman, the Bāgh schomal, the Bāgh Tappeh and Bāgh Shah. In Behshahr there were also meetings between Abbas I and the Italian explorer Pietro della Valle.

Today, many celebrities from entertainment and politics to live in the city. She is also the seat of a University of Technology.

In Behshahr is the textile mill chit Sazi, a food factory, among others for the production of vegetable oil and Tochmeh, as well as the detergent Rika is produced here.

Excavations in the suburbs of the city brought to light an ancient city, in addition to pitchers and objects of gold and graves with the bodies of the thousands of children were found to middle -aged men to.