Shahandasht


Shahan Dasht, locally known as Shoon Dasht, is a village in Bala Larijan Rural District, Larijan District, Amol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran.
At the 2006 census, its population was 21, in 9 families. During the summer, the population increases, since many city dwellers from Amol stay in Shahandasht as their summer residence.
The Shahan Dasht waterfall is a natural attraction of the province. The Malek Bahman castle is also a historical castle attracting visitors in the village .
The Persian name Shahan Dasht is composed of the word shah, meaning king , the plural suffix -an , and the word dasht, meaning field , and hence it literally translates as "field of the kings" in Persian.