Salman Shahr

Salman Shahr (Persian: سلمان‌شهر, romanized: Salmānŝahr, formerly known as Motel Ghoo (Persian: متل قو) [2] is a city in and capital of Motel Ghoo District, Abbasabad County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,592, in 2,605 families.[3]

Motel Ghoo
Motel Ghoo
City
Motel Ghoo
Motel Ghoo
Motel Ghoo is located in Iran
Motel Ghoo
Motel Ghoo
Coordinates: 36°42′33″N 51°11′57″E
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountyAbbasabad
BakhshSalman Shahr
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total9,656 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Websitesalmanshahr.com

Motel Ghoo is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Tonekabon en route to the city of Chaloos.

History and Names

Motel Ghoo is the new name for this city after the Islamic revolution. In the past, the city was called Saqikelaye and was also named after its famous hotel Motel Ghoo (Swan Motel). Salman Shahr City is a new settlement that was established in 1961 and was incorporated as a municipality in 1962.

Economy

Tourism

Tourism is an important part of the city's economy.[4] In the late 2000s the major development and construction projects called "Qoo" or "Diamond of the Middle East" were kicked off. The core of these projects is built in the same place as where Motel Qoo was located. This vast complex of commercial, residential, tourist, sports, and entertainment include a 5-star hotel, two residential and commercial towers, a sports complex, and a six-story parking garage that is built in the form of a giant ship. This project has a total land area of 43,263 m2 (465,680 sq ft), where 173,000 m2 (1,860,000 sq ft) of it will be constructed as follows:

  • Residential high rise of Negin Pooya: Includes twin towers of 25 floors with 300 units of very stylish and modern residential apartments.
  • Commercial high rise of Negin Poorya: Composed of three floors with its own entrance separate independent and separate from that of the residential tower.
  • 5-star deluxe international hotel of Swan: 35 floors containing 337 rooms and 14 ultra-luxury accommodations with fully equipped and exceptional Royal Suites.
  • Salman Shahr beach in August 2011
    Salman Shahr beach in August 2011
  • A tourist at Motel Ghoo in 2017
    A tourist at Motel Ghoo in 2017
  • Motel Qu in November 2019
    Motel Qu in November 2019

References
  1. "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. Salman Shahr can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3075910" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. "متل قو، شهری میان جنگل و دریا". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2020-01-16.


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