Vanush (Persian: ونوش)[a] is a village in Kalej Rural District of the Central District of Nowshahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran.

Vanush
Persian: ونوش
Village
Vanush is located in Iran
Vanush
Vanush
Coordinates: 36°33′35″N 51°51′44″E / 36.55972°N 51.86222°E / 36.55972; 51.86222[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountyNowshahr
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictKalej
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
2,669
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,483 in 679 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 2,322 people in 703 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,669 people in 875 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

Mamraz Lake, the "Lake of Ghosts"

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Vanush has the distinction of being the settlement closest to the Lake of Ghosts, a site of natural beauty featuring an eerie, drowned landscape of half-submerged hornbeam trees resembling phantoms in the mist.[6]

See also

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  Iran portal

Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Vanūsh, Venoosh, and Venūsh[3]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (22 October 2024). "Vanush, Nowshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Mazandaran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Vanush can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088320" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Mazandaran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Mazandaran Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  6. ^ Digest, Persia (2017-08-24). https://persiadigest.com/en/news/146/the-ghost-lake-in-northern-iran "The ghost lake in northern Iran". en. Retrieved 2020-02-14.