Qarah Tappeh, Mazandaran
Village in Mazandaran province, Iran
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Qarah Tappeh (Persian: قرهتپه)[a] is a village in Miyan Kaleh Rural District[4] of the Central District in Behshahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran.
Qarah Tappeh
Persian: قرهتپه | |
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Village | |
The village of Qarah Tappeh | |
  Qarah Tappeh | |
| Coordinates: 36°44′15″N 53°26′04″E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Mazandaran |
| County | Behshahr |
| District | Central |
| Rural District | Miyan Kaleh |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,775 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
The majority of the village's people are farmers, and given the soil and water conditions of the region, crops such as cotton, wheat, barley, rapeseed, sunflowers, watermelons, and melons are grown. In addition to farming, some people are also engaged in animal husbandry.[5]
Demographics
Religion
People of the village are Muslims from Shia and Sunni branches.[5]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,884 in 504 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,906 people in 579 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,775 people in 596 households.[2]
Geography
Qarah Tappeh is located 13 km (8.1 miles) northwest of the city of Behshahr, on a road that connects the city to the Caspian Sea.[1][5]
