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{{for|the administrative subdivision|Shahsavar County (Tonekabon)}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name =Shahsavar (Tonekabon)
|native_name = شهسوار (تنكابن)
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|subdivision_name1 =[[Mazandaran Province|Mazandaran]]
|subdivision_type2 =[[Counties of Iran|County]]
|subdivision_name2 =[[Tonekabon County|Tonekabon]]
|subdivision_type3 =[[Bakhsh]]
|subdivision_name3 =[[Central District, Tonekabon County|Central]]
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|population_total =43128
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'''Shahsavar''' ({{lang-fa|تنكابن}}, also [[Romanize]]d as '''Tonekābon'''; formerly known as '''Shahsavar''' (Persian: شَهسَوار), also Romanized as '''Shahsavār''' and '''Shahsawār''')<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3087648}}</ref> is a city in and the capital of [[Tonekabon County]], [[Mazandaran Province]], northern [[Iran]].

At the 2006 census, its population was 43,128, in 13,087 families.<ref>{{IranCensus2006|02}}</ref>

==Geography==
Shahsavar is located on the coast of the southern [[Caspian Sea]], {{convert|257|km|mi}} north of [[Tehran]], between Ramsar and Chaloos.

The town of [[Shahsavar, Mazandaran|Shahsavar]] is nearby along the Caspian Sea, and [[Tonekabon County]] has common borders with [[Qazvin Province]] to the south.

In its northern regions it has a moderate and humid climate and in the southern portions cold weather prevails.
[[Cheshmeh Kileh River]] is located in this city.

==History==
The territory of Shahsavar was originally part of Gilan. Numerous evidences discovered in various parts of the region, indicate that it was a flourishing city in past. The ancient Tonekabon came under the realm of the Royan territory, also called Rostamdar. The Padusbanan held the power of this vicinity till the reign of Shah Abbas Safavid I. Thereafter until the year 1209 CE. which was the beginning of the reign of Aqa Mohammad Khan Qajar and the [[Qajar dynasty]], the city was known as Feiz.

After downfall of the Qajar dynasty, the city was renamed Shahsavar. After the 1979 Revolution the name was returned to its original historic one, Tonekabon. Some present day people of the city still use the "Shahsavar" name.

==Economy==
A famous variety of orange, Shahsavari Orange, is grown in the city and bears its former name. The other products of Shahsavar are kiwi fruit, rice, and tea.
Shahsavar has a semi tropical climate. The temperature is mild all the year.

The "Ghalegardan high lands" and "Dohezar Valley" are famous resort areas in the [[Alborz|Alborz (''Elburz'') mountain range]], southwest of Shahsavar. There are also dense forests in Dohezar and the Sehezar Road areas of the Alborz.

==Notable residents==
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* [[Shahab Hosseini]] (b. 1974) - Actor
* [[Jamshid Mashayekhi]] (b. 1934) - Actor
* [[Ali Akbar Shiroodi]] (1955-1981) - Pilot
* [[Mohammad Vali Khan Tonekaboni|Mohammad-Vali Khan Tonekaboni]] (1846-1926) - Politician
* [[Mohammad Zohari]] (1926-1995) - Poet
* [[Benyamin Bahadori]] (b. 1982) - Singer
* [[Moslem Bahadori]] (b. 1927) - Pathologist
* Simin Ghanem (b. 1944) - Singer
* [[Parisa]] (b. 1950) - Singer
* [[Shamseddin Hosseini]] (b. 1967) - Politician
* [[Ladan Mostofi]] (b. 1972) - Actor
* Kambiz Dirbaz (b. 1975) - Actor
* [[Javad Asghari Moghaddam]] (b. 1979) - Futsal player
* [[Mohammad Mokhtari (footballer)|Mohammad Mokhtari]] (b. 1983) - Football player
* [[Foad Manshadi]] (b. 1987) - Musician
* Majid Akhshabi (b. 1973) - Musician
* [[Amrolah Saberi]] (b. 1941) - Actor
* [[Asha Mehrabi]] (b. 1973) - Actor
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==See also==
{{Portal|Iran}}
* {{C|Populated coastal places in Iran}}
* {{C|Populated places on the Caspian Sea}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.dohezar.ir/ High quality photo gallery of Shahsavar (Tonekabon)]
*[http://www.netbaran.com/shahsavar Gallery of Shahsavar (Tonekabon)]
*[http://www.tonekaboniau.ac.ir, http://toniau.ac.ir/ Islamic Azad University of Tonekabon]
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{{Tonekabon County}}
{{Mazandaran Province}}

[[Category:Cities in Mazandaran Province]]
[[Category:Populated places in Tonekabon County|*]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Iran]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Caspian Sea]]
[[Category:Cities in Iran]]