Sangsar
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| Province : | Semnan | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 43 ' N , 53 ° 21' E | ||
| Height : | 1630 m | ||
| Residents : | approx.21,974 (2012) | ||
| Area code : | 232 | ||
| Time zone : | UTC +3: 30 | ||
Sangsar ( Persian سنگسر Sangesar or Sang-e Sar ; as well as Mehdishahr , Persianمهدیشهر Mahdischahr ) is a city in the district of the same name in the Iranian province of Semnan .
geography
Sangsar is located on the southern slopes of the Elbors Mountains , 20 km north of the provincial capital Semnan . In the north, the district borders on the province of Mazandaran .
Sangesar is shaped by the Elbors Mountains. Winters can get very cold and heavy snowfalls can occur. In the summer there is a rather mild climate in the region.
The district has an area of approximately 1100 km².
history
The city is already mentioned and sung about in old heroic legends, for example in the Shāhnāmeh of the poet Firdausi .
Economy and Infrastructure
The main road connection is from Semnan via Sangesar to Shahmirzād to the Fooladmahale, which connects these cities with the city of Sari .
The city has several universities.
Individual evidence
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