Map of Nowshahr, Iran

Nowshahr is a city in Māzandarān, Iran, with a population of about 40,000. It lies at 36.6485°N, 51.4962°E. Nowshahr is about 106 km (66 mi) north of Tehran, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chālūs, 7 km to the west.

Nowshahr at a glance

Where is Nowshahr?

• The 8th largest city in Māzandarān on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 39 min on the shortest day to 14 h 40 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Nowshahr

• Chālūs — 7 km west
• Tonekābon — 59 km west
• Āmol — 79 km east
• Rāmsar — 81 km west
• Fereydūn Kenār — 91 km east
• Tajrīsh — 94 km south
• Karaj — 101 km southwest
• Bābolsar — 103 km east
• Pardīs — 104 km south
• Hashtgerd — 106 km southwest

Largest cities in Māzandarān

• Sari — 255,396
• Āmol — 237,528
• Bābol — 202,796
• Chālūs — 107,490
• Behshahr — 94,702
• Nekā — 60,991
• Bābolsar — 48,051
• Tonekābon — 37,501
• Rāmsar — 35,997
• Fereydūn Kenār — 34,097

Largest cities in Iran

• Tehran — 7,153,309
• Mashhad — 2,307,177
• Isfahan — 1,547,164
• Karaj — 1,448,075
• Tabriz — 1,424,641
• Shiraz — 1,249,942
• Qom — 900,000
• Ahvaz — 841,145
• Pasragad Branch — 787,878
• Kermanshah — 621,100

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.