It is a port city, located on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea. This city was the center of Ruyan (Tabarestan).
■ History
Nowshahr is part of kojur area and kojur is part of Ruyan. Ruyan is a land in the west of Mazandaran Province, Iran. This land includes Kojur, Kalārestāq and Tonekabon. The city of Kojur was the centre of the land of the Ruyans. Ruyan has always been part of the Tabaristan, nowadays called Mazandaran province. The Ruyan was also called the Rostamdār, Ostandār and Rostamdele.
■ Culture and industry
Noshahr Airport, previously an army airbase and currently a civilian-only airport is located on the western part of the city. The city is also home to Imam Khomeini University for Naval Sciences, some branches and campuses of Azad University of Noshahr and Chaloos, and Royan Institute of Higher Education. The Dual-use port of Noshahr was built by a Dutch contracting firm in late 1920s and is one of the most active ports of Iran in the Caspian Sea. The city of Chaloos and its associated towns and villages were part of the Noshahr township prior to 1996 after which they formed the new township of Chaloos by legislation from the national parliament. The city has been slow to industrialize due to environmental considerations and having an already vibrant economy based on Tourism, Ship transport and Agriculture, nevertheless there are local Food processing, Timber Treatment and Steel industries. Recently, a trailer assembly plant has opened in cooperation with the MAZ of Belarus.
■ Sports and leisure
Noshahr was home the Shamoushak who competed in the Persian Gulf Pro League from 2003 to 2006. Shamoushak folded its football team in 2013.
■ Notable people
Pooran Farrokhzad (b. 1933) – poet Mohammad Rouyanian (b. 1960) – member of IRGC Mohsen Ashouri (b. 1965) – football player Parviz Shiva (b. 1963) – Businessman Reza Sheykholeslam (b. 1967) – politician Kianoush Rahmati (b. 1978) – football player Rahman Ahmadi (b. 1980) – football player Hassan Rangraz (b. 1980) – wrestler Bahman Tahmasebi (b. 1980) – football player Esmaeil Bale (b. 1985) – football player Meysam Hosseini (b. 1987) – football player

北西 20.0Km	Shahrak-e Namak Abrud
南西 32.9Km	Kelardasht
南東 55.5Km	Izadshahr
南西 56.6Km	Alam-Kuh
南西 56.8Km	Shahrud (river)

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