Galoogah

Covering an area of 426 square kilometers, Galoogah is locatedsoutheast of Mazandaran province.

It is limited northward by Gorgan Gulf, southwardby the Alborz mountain range and forests,westward by Behshahr city and eastward by Jarr-e Kolbad (remains of an old moat)[1].Tehran-Gorgan railway crosses the town of Galoogah one km to the north and the asphalt road of Tehran-Gorgan too crosses the northern part of the town. For the same reason Galoogah enjoys an important position in terms of communication.

Tourism and tourist attractions of the town of Galoogah due to its location between the sea in the north, dense forests in the south, numerous springs in the forest and the tree-covered heights, enjoy beautiful scenery and virgin and intact nature with unprecedented ecosystems and different plant and animal species. The existence of potential coastal areas for the construction of tourism buildings on the one hand, natural springs surrounded by trees and appropriate and accessible asphalt roads on the other hand, have made the town distinctive in terms of tourism potentials.

 

……….Tourist Attractions……….

Natural Attractions

Daryay-e Aram (Calm Sea) Tourism and Recreational Complex

Built with the investment of Abadgaran-e Iran Company, a tourism and recreational company, the residential-tourism complex of Daryay-e Aram is located in an area with a span of 100 hectares, 5Km from Galoogah in the vicinity of Gulf of Gorgan and in front of the green and creative Caspian forests.

 

Tooska-Cheshmeh Tourist Area

Located east of Mazandaran province, on the Galoogah-Damghan road, 50Km of Galoogah, the Tooska-Cheshmeh tourist area is one of the natural attractions in Mazandaran, which many tourists visit every year.Surrounded by forests and mountainous region, it includes facilities such as parking, restroom, prayer hall, etc.

 

……….Historical and Cultural Attractions……….

Historical Graveyard and Tomb Tower of Sefid-Chah

You must travel to the easternmost point in order to see the strangest graveyard in Iran; a graveyard with vertical gray stones and exotic engravings, which is known as the first cemetery of Muslim Iranians. According to the narratives, in the village of Sefid-Chah it had been customary for the gravestone of the dead to be engraved on the basis of their jobs, but after the death of the last surviving engraver of Mosayyeb-Mahalleh, the life of stone engraving too came to an end and the dead would be buried with the current style of stones.

A strange graveyard dating back to 1200 years ago with exotic patterns on its stones is located in Sefid-Chah Village. The grave of Malek Badeleh, the ruler of the north, is located in this graveyard. Ibrahim, Mansour and ‘Abdolrahman, the three sons of Imam Musa-ibn-Ja‘afar (A.S.) and a number of Marashi members who ruled in Amol for a while are buried in Sefid-Chah. The wooden tomb cover of the Emamzadeh which is shining in the heart of this gorgeous valley with its silver dome is 840 years old according to its carvings.

Sefid-Chah which has been called the grave of Haj Jerjis Sefid Jaei, Sefid-Ja, according to one narrative and Espe Chah, Espe Tan and Roobar according to another, is located in a valley between Hezar Jarib Mountains from the ever glorious Alborz Mountain range, in Galoogah. The stone of the altar graves in Sefid-Chah historical graveyard have symbolic Iranian images which depict complicated concepts of life, death and the resurrection.

 

• Rasooli House:Galoogah, Tileh-Now village
• Jarr-e Kolbad (remains of an old moat):2Km of the old road of Galoogah-Gorgan, near Behesht-e Reza Graveyard (Registration No. : 20282)
• Old Bath:Reyhan-Abad village (Registration No. : 20690)
• Islamic Graveyard and Tomb Tower of Sefid-Chah (Emamzadeh Ebrahim, Mansoor and Rahman):43Km of Galoogah-Damghan road, Sefid-Chah village
• Emamzadeh Qassem Mausoleum of Reyhan-Abad and Valmazoo Villages: 12Km of Galoogah-Behshahr road
• Emamzadeh Hashem Mausoleum of Tirtash Village: 7Km of Galoogah-Behshahr road (Registration No. : 17792)
• Emamzadeh Ahmad Mausoleum:8Km of Galoogah-Behshahr road, Lemrask village