Babol County


Babol County is a county in Mazandaran Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Babol. At the 2012 census, the county's population was 495,472, in 149,363 families. The county is subdivided into Seven districts: the Central District, Bandpey-ye Gharbi District, Bandpey-ye Sharqi District, Lalehabad District, Gatab District, Babol Kenar District and Amirkola District. The county has seven cities: Babol, Amirkola, Galugah, Gatab, Khush Rudpey, Marzikola and Zargarmahalleh.
The name of Babol county was Barforush in the 19th century..
The most famous of Babol's historical buildings are Imamzadeh Ghasem, Ganjineh-ye-Babol, Mohammad Hassan Khan bridge, tower of the Royal Palace and the Jameh Mosque.
Some notable families originating from Mazandaran, specifically Babol County are :
The largest tribe from the Mazandaran region and Babol are the Balf.