Sari City

Sari, the center of Mazandaran Province in the north of the country, is regarded as the largest and most populous city in the whole province. Its people are called Saravi.
Sari was the base for Agha Mohammad Khan right before Ghajar coronation. It is divided into 3 regions. According to the census carried out in 1390, solar calendar, its population was 296,417.
History
Sari is regarded as the old city. The writings by Hard Allah Mostofi and other historians attribute building of the city to Tahmures Divband, the Persian legendary king. Some attribute it to Shah Pishdadi, and some to Tus, the son of Nozar.
Sari was restored in the first century AH by Farkhan Ibn Dabuyeh Barbari.
Sari's original is unclear. There are several non-scientific speculations that the Ancient Greek called it Zadrakarta, the capital for Hyrcania civilization. Spiegel, the German orientalist, a Neo-Nazist, mentions that Sari is driven from Saoro, a tribe who lived in the ancient city of Asram , which is now a village 10 km from Sari, before the Aryans settled in the land.
Edward Pollock assumes that Sari is a transformation of Sadrakarta. Dr. Islami, too, mentions in his book that Zadrakarta has probably been taken from Zard Gerd.
In the Ancient History book, Saro or Sari means yellow; a lot of citrus orchards and sour orange and lemon trees exist in the place. It also mentions that Zadrakarta and Saro are perhaps the same.
Zahir Aldin Marashi, too, writes in his book, The History of Tabarestan, Ruyan and Mazandaran, cites that the great Farkhan built his city and named it after his son, Saruyeh.
Sari's Geography
Sari, in the north of the country, enjoys caspian climate.
Sari lies at the foothills of Alborz Mountain range and therefore it contains mountains and plain.
Sari lies at a longitude of 53°5' and latitude of 36°4'.
It extends east to the city of Sork, about 10 km away, Northeast to Neka, about 25 km, Behshahr, 45 km, Gorgan, 130 km, and Mashhad, 690 km, North to the Caspian Sea, 35 km, northwest to Farah Abad, Juibar and Larim, southwest to Ghaem Shahr, 22 km, west to Babolsar, 30 km, Amos, 60 km, south to Shahid Rajai Dam also known as Soleyman Tangeh and Aramesh Village, 30 km. It is connected to Dibaj through the freeway in Kiyasar, which is under construction, 80 km away. From there it goes to the cities of Damghan, Mahdi Shahr, and the city of Semnan, about 120 km.
Sari is 150 km from Tehran, if you go through Firuz Kuh Road,it is 265 km from Tehran, through Haraz Road, 120 km, and through the railway, 354 km.
Climate
It's mild and humid in summer and fairly cold and dry in winter. Also, the southern mountainous parts of the city enjoy long and very cold winters. In recent years, the maximum temperature in winter has been minus 12, in 1386 solar calendar, with a maximum of 40 °Celsius above zero, in 1383.
Language
Their mother tongue is Tabari.
The majority of people spoke in Tabari, Mazandarani, until the Safavid era but after the collapse of Bavandiyan who supported the language, it wasn't recognised any more and its close friend, Persian, was replaced.
Before the fall of Bavandiyan, Mazandarani was written in Pahlavi script; its signs are still evident in Lajim Dome or Rasket Tower.
Religion
The majority are Muslims and shiite, followers of 12 Imams.
Population
According to the the general census of housing and population in 1390, solar calendar, its population was 296,417. Its growth has been 55.2% since 1385.