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City profile · Iran · Asia

Behshahr

City population
94,702
#109
in Iran
#6
in Mazandaran
#6,090
worldwide
TehranBehshahr
36.692, 53.553 · 221 km from Tehran
City population
94,702
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Iran
#109
of 422 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#6,090
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Iran
0.1%
of the national population

About Behshahr

Behshahr is a city in Mazandaran, Iran with a population of 94,702. It is the 109th largest of the 422 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iran, and the 6,090th largest worldwide. It lies 221 km from Tehran.

Position in Iran
#109of 422
LargestSmallest
Position in Mazandaran
#6of 20
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#6of 20
Distance to capital
to Tehran
Elevation
10 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tehran
Coordinates
36.692, 53.553
Record updated
2026-03-04
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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