Rasht
city in Gilan Province, Iran
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Summary
Rasht is a city of Iran[1]. Rasht ranks in the top 2% of city of iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,900 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Central District[4]
- Country: Iran[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Moscow[7], Astrakhan[8], Trabzon[9], Kutaisi[10], Multan[11]
- Postal code: 411–419[12]
- Commons category: Rasht[13]
- Local dialing code: 0131[14]
- Official website: https://rasht.ir[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rasht[16]
- Population: 679,995[17]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18]
- Capital of: Gilan Province[19], Rasht County[20], Gilan Socialist Soviet Republic[21], Гилянское ханство[22]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Rasht[23]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Rasht[24]
- Female population: 343,682[25]
- Male population: 336,313[26]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Rasht[27]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Rasht[28]
- Elevation above sea level: 4 m[29]
- Area: 180 km²[30]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Rasht[31]
- Economy of topic: economy of Rasht[32]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Rasht include Rosa 'de Rescht'[33], a rose cultivar[34] and Rasht Airport[35], an airport[36], in Iran[37].
Why It Matters
Rasht has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Rasht is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for Rasht include Rosa 'de Rescht'[33], a rose cultivar[34] and Rasht Airport[35], an airport[36], in Iran[37].