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Rasht is the largest city on 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.
Under
Köppen climate classification
, the city has a
humid subtropical climate
(Cfa).
Rasht is growingly turning into an industrialized town like most of the Iranian large cities and province capitals. Enjoying the Kadus International Hotel and hundreds of tourist attractions, Rasht receives thousands of foreign tourists annually, mostly from
Austria
,
Germany
,
Netherlands
,
France
,
Australia
,
Japan
and
African
countries like
Senegal
and
Cameroon
as well as countries from
Oceania
like
Micronesia
. Rasht is known for its famous building of municipality located in a square named "MeidaaneShahrdari" meaning "the square of municipality" which was constructed circa 1900 but being renovated each year. Due to the high amount of humidity in Rasht which damages and destroys the aged buildings, the native, older architectural texture of Rasht is gradually being replaced with the modern skyscrapers and apartments.
The
Rasht International airport
is the only airport in the small province of Gilan and was established in 1969 with an approximate area of 220 hectares. At first, the airport just handled domestic flights to
Tehran
and
Mashhad
, but after it was renamed to SardarJangal International airport in 2007, additional routes were established.
The airport is in close affiliation with hundreds of flights by national and international airlines, including
Mahan Air
,
Iran Air
,
Iran Aseman Airlines
,
Kish Air
and receives more than 2000 flights annually.
The first national library of Iran was established in Rasht under the
Qajar dynasty
. Furthermore,
NasimeShomal
as the first modern newspaper of Iran after the constitutional revolution has been published in Rasht, but later moved its headquarters to
Qazvin
.
The people of Rasht speak
Gileki
as the maternal language and
Persian
as the national language. In some rural areas near the Rasht, school teachers give their courses in
Gileki
rather than Persian
Rasht has signed the treaty of city twinning with the following cities:
Moscow, Russia
Astrakhan, Russia
Trabzon, Turkey
Kutaisi, Georgia
Multan, Pakist
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