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Rasht رشت
Rasht
Coordinates: 37°17′N 49°35′E / 37.283, 49.583
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
Population (2005)
- Total	560,123
	estimate
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)

Rasht (Persian: رشت, Gilaki: Resht) is the capital of Gilan province in northwestern Iran and the largest city along the Caspian sea coast. It is a major trade center between Caucasia, Russia and Iran using the port of Bandar-e Anzali. Rasht is also a major tourist center with the resort of Masulé in adjacent mountains and the beaches of Caspian the major attractions. Rasht had an estimated population of 560,123 in 2005.[1] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 723 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,024 × 849 pixels, file size: 59 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... Iran consists of 30 provinces: Provinces are governed from a local center, mostly the largest local city. ... Guilan (گیلان in Persian) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran, during antique time known as part of Hyrcania, with a population of approximately 2 million and an area of 14,700 sq. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Iran Standard Time (IRST) is the time zone used in Iran. ... Farsi redirects here. ... ... Guilan (گیلان in Persian) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran, during antique time known as part of Hyrcania, with a population of approximately 2 million and an area of 14,700 sq. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Caucasus Mountains. ... Anzali Lagoon Bandar-e Anzali (Persian: ), known as Bandar-e Pahlavi (Persian: ) before the Iranian Revolution, is a harbour town on the Caspian Sea, in the Iranian province of Gilan, close to Rasht. ...

Geography and climate

Language

Gileki is spoken by more than 3 million people. The vast majority of the speakers live in the Gilan Province of Iran. Gileki belongs to the northwestern branch of the Iranian languages. The Iranian languages form a top-level constituent of the Indo-European language family. It is closely related to Mazanderani and is subdivided into two main dialects: Bie-pas and Bie-pish. Bie-pas dialect is mainly spoken in west of Sefidrud including Rasht and Fuman while Bie-pish dialect belongs to eastern part of Gilan including Lahijan and Langrud. Gileki or Giliki (Gilaki in Persian) is one of the North-western Iranian languages spoken in Irans Gilan province. ... Gilan (Persian: گیلان, locally known as Guilan) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran, known during ancient times as part of Hyrcania, with a population of approximately 2 million and an area of 14,700 sq. ... Gileki or Giliki (Gilaki in Persian) is one of the North-western Iranian languages spoken in Irans Gilan province. ... The Iranian languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family. ... For other uses, see Indo-European. ... Mazanderani (also spelled Mazandarani; in Persian: مازندرانی) is one of the Iranian languages spoken in north-western province of Iran, Mazandaran. ...

Gileki is an oral dialect and has no official status in Iran. Bold text This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

City of Firsts

• First Public Library of Iran[2]
• First Branch of the First Iranian Bank (Sepah Bank) was located in Rasht

People and culture

The people speak Gileki, Persian, Taleshi. Gileki or Giliki (Gilaki in Persian) is one of the North-western Iranian languages spoken in Irans Gilan province. ... Talysh (also Talishi, Taleshi or Talyshi) are an Iranian people who speak one of the Northwestern Iranian languages. ...

Colleges and universities

• 1. University of Gilan[3] (دانشگاه گيلان)
  2. Islamic Azad University of Rasht
  3. Gilan University of Medical Sciences
  4. Institute of Higher Education for Academic Jihad of Rasht (موسسه آموزش عالي غيرانتفاعي جهاد دانشگاهي رشت)
  5. Guilan Technical & Vocational Training Organization [4] اداره کل آموزش فنی و حرفه ای استان گیلان

The University of Guilan is a major institute of higher education in Gilan, Iran. ... Islamic Azad University of Rasht (Persian: دانشگاه آزاد اسلامي واحد رشت) is an Iranian university in Rasht, Gīlān Province. ... Gilan University of Medical Sciences (GUMS), is a medical school in Gilan Province of Iran. ...

History

For a more comprehensive treatment of the region, see the history section of Gilan. Guilan (گیلان in Persian) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran, during antique time known as part of Hyrcania, with a population of approximately 2 million and an area of 14,700 sq. ... Guilan (گیلان in Persian) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran, during antique time known as part of Hyrcania, with a population of approximately 2 million and an area of 14,700 sq. ...

An old mosque in Rasht, 1886.

Rasht was first mentioned in historical documents in 682 CE, but it is certainly older than this. It has seen the Sassanid era, the armies of Peter the Great and later Russian rulers, and British colonialism. The people of Rasht also played a major role in the Constitutional Revolution of Iran. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1029x826, 1720 KB) Summary Mosque in Rasht, 1886. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1029x826, 1720 KB) Summary Mosque in Rasht, 1886. ... Sassanid Empire at its greatest extent The Sassanid dynasty (also Sassanian) was the name given to the kings of Persia during the era of the second Persian Empire, from 224 until 651, when the last Sassanid shah, Yazdegerd III, lost a 14-year struggle to drive out the Umayyad Caliphate... Peter the Great or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич Pyotr I Alekse`yevich, Пётр Великий Pyotr Veli`kiy) (9 June 1672 – 8 February 1725 [30 May 1672–28 January 1725 O.S.][1]) ruled Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his... The Persian Constitutional Revolution was a revolution in Iran against the despotic rule of the last Qajar Shah. ...

Timeline

• 682: Rasht is first mentioned in historical documents.
• 1669: Stenka Razin, a Cossack warlord, plundered the city.
• 1714: Rasht destroyed by earthquake.
• 1722 - 1734: Occupied by Peter the Great during the Russo-Persian War, 1722-1723.
• 1901: A major epidemic plague devastates the city.
• 1907: First Municipality Council of Rasht.
• 1917 - 1920: The Russian and British armed forces fight in the port city of Bandar-e Anzali and Rasht. The British retreat and the Russians occupy the area. In 1920 Bolshevik Russians set a great fire in the bazaar, causing many citizens to go into temporary exile.
• 1920 - 1921 - short-living Persian Soviet Socialist Republic was established with its capital in Rasht
• 1937: A revolt, sparked by the desire to collect a "road tax" from the Russians, was suppressed.
• 1974: First university established in Rasht.

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Notables of Rasht

• Khosrow Golsorkhi
• Hushang Ebtehaj
• Aydin Aghdashloo (Born 1940)
• Dr. Heshmat
• Mīrzā Kūchak Khān
• Mahmoud Namjoo
• Mohammad Moin
• Marjane Satrapi
• Prof. Majid Samii
• Ebrahim Poordavood (Born 1885)
• Fazlollah Reza
• Arsen Minasian
• Ardeshir Mohassess
• Prof. Akbar Zadeh
• Prof. Nasiri
• Dr. Moien (Astaneh, a city near Rasht)
• Delara Darabi
• Dr. Ataollah Fereidouni
• Dr. Masih Farhangi
• Susan Taslimi
• Panjeei Alireza (Poet and jornalist, born 1961)

There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Hushang Ebtehaj (هوشنگ ابتهاج), with the pen name of Sayeh (ه‍. ا. ... Aydin Aghdashloo, 2003 Aydin Aghdashloo, (Persian, آیدین آغداشلو; born October 30, 1940 in Rasht, Iran. ... Dr Heshmat was a physician and one of Mirza Kuchek Khans closest friends and allies during the Constitutionalist movement of Gilan in Iran. ... Mirza Kuchek Khan before starting the rebellion (around 1914). ... Mahmoud Namjoo (born 1916 in Rasht, Iran) was an Iranian weightlifter and Olympic medalist. ... Mohammad Moin (Born 1918 Rasht, Iran) was one of the prominent masters of Persian literature and Iranology. ... Marjane Satrapi (Persian: مرجان ساتراپی) (born 1969 in Rasht, Iran) is an Iranian-born French [1] [2] contemporary graphic novelist, illustrator and childrens book author. ... Majid Samii (born 1937 Rasht, Iran) is a distinguished Iranian neurosurgeon and medical scientist. ... Ebrahim Poordavood (February 9 1885 - November 17 1968)),(also written as pourdavoud , Poordavoud) was born in Rasht. ... Fazlollah Reza (born on January 1, 1915 in Rasht, Iran) graduated from University of Tehran in 1938 by receiving his bachelors degree in electrical engineering. ... Arsen Minasian (Persian: ‎ ​, 1916-1977) was an Armenian-Iranian who was born in Rasht, Iran. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Delara Delara Darabi (Persian: دلارا دارابى) born September 29, 1986, is an Iranian girl at the risk of imminent execution for a murder which took place when she was 17 years old. ...

Suburbs

• ChalleKhaneh
• Masjad Safi
• Chomarsara
• Golsar
• Lakaan Shahr
• Manzariyeh
• Noghredasht
• Ostadsara
• Pirsara
• Rashtian
• Sagharisazan
• Park Shahr
• Takhti
• Tazeh Abad
• Sabzemeydan
• Lakani
• Ziabari
• Sam
• Moalem
• Estakhr
• Hamidian
• Bisotun

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External links and Sources

• Pictures at Guilan.net
• Rasht Municipality Organization شهرداري رشت
• Iranian Public Satellite TV
• Gilan Province
• City of Rasht Information Center
• Iran Chamber Society: Rasht
• Iran Chamber of commerce, Industries & Mines: Gilan
• Encyclopedia of the Orient
• Info Please
• Rasht