Why visit Tonekābon
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 5 parks and trails, 8 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in Tonekābon
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About Tonekābon
Shahsavar/Tonekabon (Gilaki: شٚهسٚوآٚر/تٚنکاٚبٚن) is a city in the Central District of Tonekabon County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both its county and its district.
From the Wikipedia article Tonekabon (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes8
History
The territory of Shahsavar/Tonekabon was originally part of Gilan & Daylamestan. Numerous evidences discovered in various parts of the region, indicate that it was a flourishing city in the past. The ancient Shahsavar/Tonekabon experienced the Padusbanan helding the power of it vicinity till the reign of Abbas the First.
During the Pahlavi era, the city was renamed to its original name of Shahsavar. After the 1979 Iranian revolution the name was returned to its second oldest name Tonekabon. Almost all of the present-day people of the city still use the Shahsavar name.
From the History section of Tonekabon on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping6
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Healthcare9
Map of Tonekābon
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ramsar International Airport (RZR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 20 km away.
- Khorramābād 4 km south, about 4 min by car
- Lashgarak 5 km southeast, about 5 min by car
- Valīābād 7 km southeast, about 7 min by car
- Shīrūd 7 km northwest, about 7 min by car
- Rāmsar 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
- Salmānshahr 31 km southeast, about 31 min by car
- Kalārdasht 43 km southeast, about 43 min by car
- Chālūs 52 km east, about 52 min by car
- Nowshahr 59 km east, about 59 min by car
- Lāhījān 88 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- چشمه کیله در برف, Cougar1123, CC BY-SA 3.0
- منظره 2, ابوالفضل نصرالله زاده, CC BY-SA 4.0
- قهوه اسپرسو, ابوالفضل نصرالله زاده, CC BY-SA 4.0
- پل چشمه کیله-, Ghazal-soroush, CC BY-SA 4.0
- -6 تنكابن - panoramio, علي احمدي, CC BY 3.0
- شالیزار برنج, ابوالفضل نصرالله زاده, CC BY-SA 4.0
- جاده 2, ابوالفضل, CC BY-SA 4.0
- چشم انداز میحط, Abolfazlnasrollahzadeh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- طلوع صبح, Abolfazlnasrollahzadeh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- برگ پاییز, ابوالفضل نصرالله زاده, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Abolfazl nasrollahzadeh 769, Abolfazlnasrollahzadeh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- گل محمدی, Abolfazlnasrollahzadeh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower light reflection, Abolfazlnasrollahzadeh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Henzferi, Abolfazlnasrollahzadeh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- آلبالو, Abolfazlnasrollahzadeh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- سی دی, Abolfazlnasrollahzadeh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- گل رنگی, Abolfazlnasrollahzadeh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- موزیگ, Abolfazlnasrollahzadeh, CC BY-SA 4.0
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