Climate : Temperate
OldName : Darolmarz
Area : 21272
Population : 857606
Rasht (Persian: رَشْتْ or Raŝt , Gilaki: Rèsht, also Romanized as Resht and Rast, and often spelt Recht in French and older German manuscripts) is the capital city of
Gilan Province,
Iran.
At the 2012 census, its population was 622,209.
Rasht is the largest city on
...see more href="/tourstate/1/Iran">Iran's 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 Masouleh in the adjacent mountains and the beaches of Caspian as some of the major attractions.
Historically, Rasht was a major transport and business center which connected Iran to Russia and Europe, and was therefore entitled the "Gate of Europe".
The city has a history that goes back to the 13th century but its modern history dates back to the Safavid era during which Rasht was a major center of the silk trade with numerous textile workshops.
Reference: www.wikipedia.org
