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 The city was formerly called sooledeh. It was one of the centers of Estandar and one of the important cities in Rostamdar, a district between Ruyan and Mazandaran.
Tomb Tower of Aqa Shahbaloo Zahed : Registration No. : 1642 Located in an old graveyard near Dehmiyan village, overlooking a branch of Talar river, it is called Shahbaloo, “Kheneh-vā” or “Khaneqa”. It is an octagonal construction crowned by an octagonal conical and twin-shelled dome inspired from the architecture of the 9th century AH. According to written sources and its inscription, it is the burial place of Sheikh-ol-Jalil Motabe‘-ol-Khalil Qotb-ol Maleh Vaddin-ol Hassan Ebn-e Mohammad, famous as Balooyeh. Its gravestone and case was rebuilt upon the order of ‘Emad-ol-Molook Sohrab Mazandarani and Rostam Ebn-e Shahr Velash in 633 AH. A mosque exists near the tomb tower which was built at a later date. Housing two panels, its inscription bears the date of construction (907 AH) and gives the name of the commissioner (Shoja‘-oddin Aqa Sohrab Ebn-e Aqa Rostam Rooz-Afrooz) and carpenter (Mohammad Ebn-e Ostad Hossein Najjar Sareni).
Ballade Castle (Qal‘eh Poolad):
Located north of Baladeh village a huge castle crowns a mountain . Made of rough stones and mortar , it features several towers and a tall rampart . On the evidence obtained so far , it was used in the early centuries of the Islamic period Home of Nima Yooshij :
Rejistration No : 1802
Located in Baladeh district Yoosh village , it retains many elements recalling Qajar architecture . The structure features a quadrilateral courtyard surrounded by a hall and chambers , stucco carving decoration and tessellated sashed windows . According to the poet’s will , he was buried in his homeland .
Historical and Cultural Attractions :
Raw brick bridge of Noor (within the city , Qajar period) , the tomb tower of Aqa-Shahbaloo Zahed (Chamestan-Noor road , 9th century ) .
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