Now Kandeh () is a city in, and the capital of, Now Kandeh District of

Bandar-e Gaz County Bandar-e Gaz County () is a county located in the western part of Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is Bandar-e Gaz. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 46,179 in 12,059 househol ...

, Golestan province,

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. As a village, it was the capital of Anzan Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Gaz-e Gharbi. It was then the administrative center for Banafsh Tappeh Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Jafa Kandeh.

Demographics

Language

The people of Now Kandeh speak the Mazandarani language.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 7,601 in 2,058 households. The following census in 2011 counted 7,155 people in 2,220 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,650 people in 2,316 households.

Notable people

* Ahmad Mazani, Iranian cleric and politician *

Mahlagha Mallah Mahlagha Mallah (‎; 21 September 1917 – 8 November 2021) was an Iranian environmental activist and librarian, who founded the Women's Society Against Environmental Pollution. She was referred to as the "Mother of Iran's Environment". Ear ...

, nearby environmental activist

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