Tonekabon

Also known as Tonekābon, Shahsavar, Shahsavār, Shahsawār

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

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Settlement.official_name: Tonekabon
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mazandaran
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tonekabon
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Central

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

== Etymology == Toneka was a large and fortress-like city with a fence and a hard and strong surface in the west of Ruyan district. Shortly after the destruction of Toneka Castle, a lower city was built from the ruins of the old city, and it was called Toneka Bon (). This name was extended to all the lands that formed the local rulers.