Farahabad (English: "abode of joy") was a palace and city built by Shah Abbas I in Mazandaran, Iran.It was built on a site formerly known as Tahan and linked to the town of Sari, 17 miles (27 km) away, by a stone causeway.The shah used the city as his winter capital, and he died there in 1629. Shah Abbas was fond of the province of Mazandaran, the birthplace of his mother Khayr al-Nisa Begum.