Neka
| Neka نكا |
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 Neka
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| Coordinates: 36°39′03″N 53°17′57″E / 36.65083°N 53.29917°ECoordinates: 36°39′03″N 53°17′57″E / 36.65083°N 53.29917°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Mazandaran |
| County | Neka |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 46,152 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
Neka (Persian: نكا, also Romanized as Nekā’, Nekā, and Nīkā;formerly, Nāranj Bāgh)[1] is a city in and the capital of Neka County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 26,152, in 11,941 families.[2]
Neka is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Sari in Iran. It is noted for its natural spa and is one of tourist places of Mazandaran.
Neka is also known as the location of the 2004 execution of 16-year-old Atefah Sahaaleh, who, after multiple alleged rapes, was executed by being hung from a crane in public by Haji Rezai, the local judge who presided over her trial.
This township is located to the southeast of Sary and in the fringes of the Caspian Sea, and close to the city of Behshahr. The said city is also considered as an industrial locality in the northern territory. Not much is known about this area in geographical or historical accounts
of the past, that is till the Qajar dynasty. But in the geographical records of the early Islamic period, the name Mirdan 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. The present Neka has sprung up from the village of 'Naranj', alongside a bridge on Neka River within the past 70 years. Due to the railway
line running across this area, and suitable network of communications, together with the establishment of the wood industry, oil reservoirs and an electric power plant, the area is one of the important developing centers of the province. Furthermore, Neka has a beautiful coastline and is near the Peninsula of Miankaleh.
The powerhouse of neka is one of the biggest thermal powerhouse in middle east that is designed and made for give the energy to the most part of the country . The nominal capacity of powerhouse is 2035 MV . The main parts of it are : steam pot , middle house , turbine place , converters and auxiliary houses. The main fuel of powerhouse is natural gas and the second fuel is oil fuel or mazut .
[edit] References
- ^ Neka can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3076798" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/02.xls.
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