Kelak, Mazandaran

Neighborhood in Behshahr, Mazandaran, Iran

Kelak کلاک
Neighborhood
Interactive map of Kelak
Coordinates: 36°42′42.2556″N 53°38′36.348″E / 36.711737667°N 53.64343000°E / 36.711737667; 53.64343000^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
County	Behshahr
City	Khalil Shahr
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kelak (Persian: کلاک, romanized: Kelak) is a neighborhood in the city of Khalil Shahr in Behshahr County of Mazandaran Province, Iran. Formerly, it was a village northeast of Khahlil Mahalleh village, which was merged with nearby villages to from Khalil Shahr city.^[2]^[3]

Kelak is located in the northeastern part of Khahlil Shahr in the Mazandaran Plain, bordering Behshahr-Gorgan Road to its south, and Rekavand to its west.^[4]

History

During Iran's first national census in 1956, Kelak's population was 400 people.^[5]

At the 1976 census, Kelak village was in Panj Hezareh Rural District of Behshahr county, and had a population of 740 people in 124 households. During that time the village had power and water infrastructure, mosque , flour mill and elementary school.[^[4] p. 71]

At the 1986 census, Kelak's population increased to 972 people in 187 households, of which 506 were educated. The village's agriculture included farming, gardening, fish farming and livestock.^[6]

Kelak was annexed to Khalil Shahr city during its establishment in 2005.^[7]

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors. "Node: کلاک (3404651174)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 June 2025.
↑ "Inauguration of the North Khalil Shahr Road Asphalt Project" (in Persian). Mazandaran Provincial seat. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
↑ "Registration of 3 historical hammams in Mazandaran". farsnews (in Persian). Fars News Agency. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
1 2 "1976 census results, Mazandaran settlements" (PDF). amar.org.ir (in Persian). Iran Statistical Center. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
↑ "Detailed Report of Behahahr Census Area" (PDF) (in Persian). Statistical Center of Iran. July 1959 [Information gathered on November 1956]. p. 17. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
↑ "1986 Iran census results: Behshahr, Mazandaran" (PDF). amar.org.ir (in Persian). Iran Statistical Center. pp. 25, 26. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
↑ Aref, Mohammadreza (20 July 2005). "Divisional Reforms in Mazandaran Province" (in Persian). Iran ministry of Interior. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

External links

Kelak Channel in Telegram

Behshahr County

Capital

Behshahr

Districts

Central

Cities

Behshahr
Khalil Shahr
Rostamkola

Rural Districts
and villages

Kuhestan	Abbasabad Al Tappeh Asiab Sar Emamdeh Gorji Mahalleh Kenet Kuhestan Saru Toroujen (Shahidabad)
Miyan Kaleh	Allah Marz Amirabad Asgarabad Hoseynabad Mehdiabad Namak Chal Qarah Tappeh Yaqub Lengeh Yekeh Tut Zagh Marz Zinevand
Panj Hezareh	Chalek Deh Galesh Mahalleh Gharib Mahalleh Mohammadabad Pasand Rudbar Yakhkesh Shirdari Tazehabad Valam
Former villages	Alamdar Mahalleh𝄪 Kelak𝄪 Khalil Mahalleh𝄪 Rekavand𝄪 Robat𝄪 Zirvan‡

Yaneh Sar

Cities

none

Rural Districts
and villages

Ashrestaq	Afte Let Ahangar Kola Bandesar Berma-ye Ashrostaq Bisheh Boneh Chalu Estarem Fetkash Gholami Gornam Idin Jirband Jurband Kaftar Kar Kava Kava Darreh Kiasar Kohneh Kumeh Kola Kord Mahalleh Lamrad Lujandeh Metkazin Pachet Par Kola Parch Parem Sabeq Mahalleh Samchul Sang Darreh Sheykh Mahalleh Shiler Vaneshid Velu Yarasm
Shohada	Abdollahi Alaraz Alarazbum Aliabad Anderat Arzet Badeleh Darreh Gat Cheshmeh Kolya Lend Paband Pajim Parsa Piteh Now Sang Ruj Sefid Chah Sorkh Geriveh Yakh Kesh Yaneh Sar Zelet

Footnotes

𝄪 These villages were merged to form the city of Khalil Shahr
‡ Became a neighborhood in Behshahr city

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