Neka

Neka (Persian: نكا, also Romanized as Nekā’, Nekā, and Nīkā;formerly, Nāranj Bāgh) 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. 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...