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  Iranian Cities: Rasht
This city is situated in a vast plain at a distance of 30 km from the Caspian Sea in the slopes of the northern Alborz Mountain Range.
The climate of Rasht is humid and unstable.
In the Safavid era, especially in the reign of Shah Ismail, Gilan land was composed of two sections of "Biehpas" with the centrality of Rasht, and "Biehpish" with the centrality of Lahijan.
www.iranchamber.com /cities/rasht/rasht.php   (619 words)

  
  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Rasht
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.
The climate of Rasht is humid and unstable.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Rasht   (1607 words)

  
 SalamIran - Province of Rasht
Rasht is the largest settlement of the southern Caspian, an industrial center of the region, and one of the wettest places in Iran, which can also be very humid.
Nowadays Rasht is the center of distribution for the local rice and silk cocoon industries, although the cocoon industry had declined in recent years.
On the West Bank of Sefid Rud River and 70 km to the south of Rasht on Tehran Rasht road, it is surrounded by dense forest and olive grove.
www.salamiran.org /CT/provinces/rasht.html   (2269 words)

  
 Asre Hoda , Rasht   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rasht, the provincial capital is one of the important cities of this region.
The history of Rasht dates back to the pre-Islamic period, that is the Sassanide era.
In the Safavid period, and specially in the reign of Shah Esmail, the territory of Gilan was composed of two parts of 'Biepas' with the centrality of Rasht, and 'Biehpish'with the centrality of Lahijan.
www.asrehoda.com /rasht.htm   (136 words)

  
 The Samii Family - Rasht, Where We Come From
Rasht's importance as the main city of the Guilan region dates from Russia's southward expansion in the 17th century.
Rasht is connected by road with the Caspian port of Bandar-e Pahlavi, Tehran, and Tabriz; it also has an airport.
Rasht, the centre of Guilan province, is an important industrial and agricultural city.
www.thesamiis.com /rasht/rasht.html   (556 words)

  
 ahang.rabbani - Rasht-f
Rasht is the seat of Gilan province in northern Iran, and occupies the western half of the south Caspian littoral.
It was around 1271 AH [1854] that one of the Rasht Bábís, a certain Karbalá'í Ibráhím Samsár ["dealer of second-hand goods"] Rashtí, twice went to Adharbayjan and met Mírzá Asadu'lláh Dayyán, and became a staunch follower of him, a sentiment which he shared with other Bábís of the region as well.
He migrated to Rasht in 1889 and in 1926 wrote his recollections of the events and prominent believers that he had encountered in that city.
ahang.rabbani.googlepages.com /rasht-f   (1039 words)

  
 About IRAN
Rasht is the capital city of the province.
Rasht, the capital city of the province, is one the most important cities of this region.
From the Caspian Sea in the slopes of the northern Alborz Mountain Range, The climate of Rasht is humid and unstable.
www.iccim.org /English/Iran/gilan   (2568 words)

  
 Iransaga - Gilan Province   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The western province of Gilan is mountainous and its population is concentrated in the plain of the Sefid delta, around the provincial capital of Rasht.
Rasht is also an important industrial centre, particularly for the processing of agricultural products.
The small town of Lahijan is on the road between Ramsar and Rasht and is set at the foot of the mountains.
www.artarena.force9.co.uk /gilan.htm   (424 words)

  
 Rasht travel guide - Wikitravel
Rasht is a city in the north of Iran around 40 kilometers from the shore of the Caspian Sea.
Rasht is known in Iran for its beauty and its parks.
Golsar pronaunced golsâr (Persian: ﺮﺎﺴﻠﮔ) is a suburb of Rasht, the capital of the northern Iranian province of Guilan.
wikitravel.org /en/Rasht   (845 words)

  
 Northern Iran RASHT at Best Iran Travel.com
Rasht is located on the Sefid delta and is the capital of Gilan Province.
Rasht is the largest city in Caspian provinces with population of about 390,000.
Rasht is an important industrial center for the processing of agricultural products.
www.bestirantravel.com /sights/northern_iran/rasht.html   (197 words)

  
 Iransaga - Gilan Province
The western province of Gilan is mountainous and its population is concentrated in the plain of the Sefid delta, around the provincial capital of Rasht.
Rasht is also an important industrial centre, particularly for the processing of agricultural products.
The small town of Lahijan is on the road between Ramsar and Rasht and is set at the foot of the mountains.
www.art-arena.com /gilan.htm   (424 words)

  
 Rasht News, Pictures, Bio - Newsbug.net
RASHT – Over 364000 tons of various mineral products were exploited from Gilan Province’s 23 active mines in the previous (Iranian calendar) year (March 21,...
Ranging from textile workers from the country's largest state-owned factory in Rasht, to dam workers in the western province of Elam, down to bus drivers...
A similar pattern was seen in Mash'had, Isfahan, Shiraz, Ahvaz and Rasht, provincial capitals where the Khomeinist establishment received a bloody nose.
www.newsbug.net /news/rasht.php   (289 words)

  
 ahang.rabbani - Rasht-t
We arrived in Rasht on Wednesday, 22 'A1 [16 November 1889][1] and took residence in Caravansary Abú-Tálib, near Masjid Safá, across from Sardár Mansúr's house.
After 1309 AH [1892], when I became known in Rasht as a Bahá'í, due to the harassment of the nayibs and farrashes, who were the main instigators of absolutism, I changed my residence, which was originally across from Government House to a location behind the church.
At that time, the governor of Rasht was [Muhammad-Valí Khán] Amír-Tunukábuní, the Nasru's-Saltanih[11], who later was given the rank of Sipah-Dár [lieutenant general].
ahang.rabbani.googlepages.com /rasht-t   (3779 words)

  
 Intercaspian: Photo collection from Gilan
Rasht is known for its unique cuisine, particularly its seafood and its traditional rustic life style.
The city of Rasht is located in the center of the Gilan province, surrounded by forests and diverse agricultural regions.
In the south, it borders the olive groves of Rudbar, known as the olive capital of the country; in the east, Kuchesfehan and Lasht-e Nesha are two of the major rice growing regions of the province, and in the west, the Fuman area cultivates rice as well as tea.
www.intercaspian.com /photobank/ir/gilan/pb_gilan1.html   (378 words)

  
 Rasht Vacation Packages Rasht Tours
Day 1:Depart by surface to Rasht, the capital city of Gilan province.This city is situated in a vast plain at a distance of 30 km from the Caspian Sea in the slopes of the northern Alborz Mountain Range.
Masouleh is located 60 km southwest of Rasht and 25km west of Fooman in the western most part of Gilan Province.
A very interesting point about the homes in Masouleh is that courtyards and roofs are basically meaningless and do not serve their traditional roles and instead serve as pedestrian areas for passersby just like a street would.
www.irantour.org /Iran/tours.php?CO=Rasht&CI=tours   (226 words)

  
 Rasht – FREE Rasht Information | Encyclopedia.com: Facts, Pictures, Information!
Tiz-Housh added that the exhibition, to be held in the framework of an accord between Gilan governor...
In the city of Rasht, in the center of the province, waste sampling...
Upon their arrival in Rasht, Aref and his accompanying delegation proceeded to the city...
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Rasht.html   (1004 words)

  
 Gilan
Rasht, center of Gilan province, is an important industrial and agricultural city.
Rasht is about 324 km (194 mi) from northwest Tehran, which is connected to Tehran via highway and asphalt road.The road to Rasht passes through Qazvin (Ghazvin) and Rudbar.
Rasht is an important industrial center for the processing of agricultural products.Rasht has been occupied by Russian several times in its history.
members.fortunecity.co.uk /simin/gilan.htm   (1067 words)

  
 Appeals: Tajikistan: Earthquake and Floods - Jul 2007, Tajikistan: Rasht District Earthquake Appeal
This appeal is intended to cover the urgent remaining needs and recovery activities of the population affected by the earthquake which hit Rasht district in central part of Tajikistan on the 22nd of July 2007.
Currently, the homeless families, affected by the earthquake in Rasht district, are seeking temporary shelter with family members/relatives or are living outside in makeshift shelters and distributed summer tents in the backyard of their homes.
As a result of the earthquake 207 houses were destroyed – this figure tends to increase as the detailed technical assessment is ongoing and number of partially damaged houses may be considered as unusable and subject to demolition and rebuilding – and more than 1,200 houses were damaged.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-76DLFE?OpenDocument   (1630 words)

  
 Safid River Delta, Rasht, Iran
At the right center of the image, the city of Rasht, a major silk-manufacturing center, is discernible.
Rasht is a trade center for an agricultural region where rice, cotton products, and peanuts are produced.
Rasht, a major Iranian city noted for its unique cuisine and pleasant climate, can be identified (grayish-looking area) slightly below the center of the image.
www.parstimes.com /spaceimages/safid_river_delta.html   (313 words)

  
 Rasht, Iran, Pictures
Rasht or Resht, city in northwestern Iran, capital of Gilan Province, on a branch of the Sefid River, near the Caspian Sea.
Rasht (originally Gilan) University was established here in 1977.
Rasht suffered severe damage during both World War I (1914-1918) and World War II (1939-1945).
www.greatestcities.com /Middle_East/Iran/Rasht_Resht_city.html   (128 words)

  
 Iran RASHT
Only 324 km north of Tehran along a good motorway, Rasht is a very popular weekend or holiday destination for Tehran is, for whom the change in climate and scenery is enough in itself, and the city has few sites to offer the sightseer.
Here, if you go into a chaikhaneh (tea house) and call for a chai (tea), you will have the opportunity to watch the faces of those drinking tea with the abstracted air of a philosopher occupied with higher problems, or see others arguing, in front of a bowl of.soup and a flat loaf.
Rasht' Sa'di Street, as usual not marked in English, 22006, 22284, and 28119.lt is about five minutes walk north from Shohada Square, in a block next to Bank Tejarat Lahijan' 3535 Bandar-e Anzali 3423.
www.irantour.org /Iran/city/RASHT.html   (790 words)

  
 Global Village Program - Habitat for Humanity Int'l
The project is located northeast of Dushanbe in the Rasht District, the center of which is Garm, located 250 kilometers from Dushanbe.
Rasht District, like the rest of Tajikistan, is prone to disasters and earthquakes.
The project in Rasht is planned to be started in April 2008.
www.habitat.org /cd/gv/trip_desc.aspx?type=1&code=gv9476&print=true   (663 words)

  
 "Marmulak" Banned in Iranian cities of Urmia, Rasht - Persian Journal Iran news, Latest iran news Iranian ...
Meanwhile, the deputy head of Gilan province Culture and Islamic Guidance Department, Mohammad Hassan Hassanpour, confirmed that "Marmulak" was banned by a group known as the "Protectors of Islamic Realm and the Clergy," who gathered in front of the provincial Culture Department.
Members of the group prevented the screening of the film in all cinemas in the city of Rasht.
Despite the opposition to its screening by a number of groups, the representative of Vali-e Faqih in Gilan province and Rasht Friday prayer leader told IRNA that "Marmulak" depicts the sensitive situation of the clergy in the community.
www.iranian.ws /cgi-bin/iran_news/exec/view.cgi/2/2283   (647 words)

  
 UNHCR - Iran: Information on the conditions for car travel between Tehran and the Caspian Sea area, particularly for ...
The source added that during his four years in Iran he never saw a checkpoint when travelling to the Caspian Sea or in the area of Rasht and Gorgan.
The source stated that the roads between Tehran and the Caspian Sea are usually busy with Iranians going to the sea for a weekend.
The traffic is usually heavy around the Caspian Sea, taking four to five hours to travel by bus or car between Rasht and Gorgan, and between three to four hours between Tehran and the Caspian Sea.
www.unhcr.org /home/RSDCOI/3ae6ac235c.html   (659 words)

  
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Rasht, which is also called Resht, is situated about 25 kilometres south of the Caspian Sea near the mouth of Sefid Rud (White River): 37°16'N, 49°36'E. At present Rasht has about 394 000 inhabitants.
Besides the modern, western looking Rasht there is also a historical old part with mostly two storied houses with broad wooden verandas and red tiled roofs.
So, again in Rasht a sundial working group was founded in September 27, 2002 with the help of the Astronomical Society THAQIB.
perso.orange.fr /cadrans-solaires/monde/rasht/rasht_uk.html   (778 words)

  
 Review on Resht by kourosh_zi - MouthShut.com
Rasht people speak in gilaki language that is the oldest local language in iran.
I am sure that you don’t heard about rasht horrible and horrific and fearable stories, about wizards and magician that lived in rasht about 670 years ago, or about new year festival ways and programms.
Rasht every year hosts more than 1000000 travellers that take long journeys to use its good weather and beatuifulnesses.
www.mouthshut.com /review/Resht-48790-1.html   (659 words)

  
 Fabric retailer in Rasht bazaar (vagrantly, photos by Hoder)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
With his cute mustache, this man represents a lot of people in Rasht.
A city which is famous for its strong, smart -- and sexy-- women, and its nice and tolerant men.
Were Rasht the capital of Iran, the whole country would be in a much better shape today, at least we wouldn't suffer from religious fanatics that the central and desert lands of Iran has produced.
vagrantly.com /05/01/fabric_retailer_in_rasht_bazaar.php   (76 words)

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