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Rasht (also transcribed as Resht) is the capital of Gilan province in northwestern Iran. 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. Rasht had an estimated population of 560,123 in 2005. *
Geography and climate
Rasht or Resht, city in northwestern Iran, capital of Gīlān Province, on a branch of the Sefid River, near the Caspian Sea. It is a commercial, distribution, and manufacturing center situated in an agricultural region. Principal products include processed food, silk, soap, and metal, glass, and jute items. Rasht (originally Gīlān) University was established here in 1977. The community was probably settled in the 13th century. Rasht suffered severe damage during both World War I (1914-1918) and World War II (1939-1945). Population (1996) 417,748.
Rasht is nestled between the coast of the Caspian Sea and the slopes of the Alborz mountain range on a branch of the Sefid River. It is situated 317 km by road north-west of Tehran and is approximately 30 km from the Caspian Sea. Rasht is humid, rainy, and windy. A northwest wind blows from the Caspian Sea (to the southeast). Rasht receives about 1000-1200 mm of annual precipitation in the form of rain. It seldom, drops below freezing, and the average maximum temperature in 1996 was 20.9 degrees Celsius. Due to its splendid fresh weather, Rasht is visted by many Iranians every year.
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