Neka

Also known as Nika

Neka () is a city in the Central District of Neka County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Neka
Settlement.native_name_lang: fa
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Neka railway.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Neka Railway Station
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mazandaran
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Neka
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Central
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 60991
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Population: 60991
Elevation: 50
Image: Neka railway.jpg

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Commons category: Neka
male population: 30756
female population: 30235

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History
Demographics
Population
Geography
Economy
Neka Power Plant
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is a city in the Central District of Neka County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

==History== Not much is known about this area in geographical or historical accounts of the past, until the Qajar era. However, in the geographical records of the early Islamic period, the name Mirdan of a city near the current city of Neka has been mentioned. Deh Khoda has mentioned the River Neka in his encyclopedia. It seems that Neka was a vicinity or 'block' comprising various rural settlements.