19 Facts About Rasht

Rasht is a major tourist center with the resort of Masouleh in the adjacent mountains and the beaches of Caspian as some of the major attractions.

Rasht'storically, Rasht was a major transport and business center which connected Iran to Russia and the rest of Europe, and because of this was known as 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 silk trade center with numerous textile workshops.

Rasht was first mentioned in historical documents in 682 CE, but it is certainly older than this and appears on the Peutinger Map of late antiquity.

The people of Rasht played a major role in the Constitutional Revolution of Iran.

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Rasht has, along with regions around Tabriz and Tehran, one of the earliest industry plants during the last quarter of the 19th century, prominently in fields such as fishing, caviar production, the Caspian sea oil pipeline construction and textiles.

People of Rasht played a prominent role in instigation and radicalization of the Persian Constitutional Revolution .

Rasht is the birthplace of Mirza Kuchak Khan, one of the leading figures of the Constitutional Revolution.

The city of Rasht was the center of Gilan and the center of the first province of the country.

Rasht is turning into an industrialized town like most of the Iranian large cities and province capitals.

Rasht is known for its famous municipal building, located in the Square of Municipality, which was constructed circa 1900, and has been renovated each year.

Some evidences are the University of Gilan which was constructed jointly by the governments of Iran and West Germany about 40 years ago, the building of IRIB representatives in Rasht which was constructed jointly by the Iranian and Belgian engineers.

City of Rasht is the most populated city in the north of the country and one of the metropolises of Iran.

Rasht embroidery is a handicraft and art specific to the city and Gilan province.

People of Rasht have always been regular fans of football which is the beloved sport in the city.

Damash Gilan is the newer version of former Pegah football club that belonged to the municipality of Rasht, but was purchased later by the mineral water factory of Damash and changed its name and properties to Damash Gilan.

At present, Rasht has a Faculty of Pharmacy under the auspices of Gilan University of Medical Sciences and several drug production centers, one of which is a center for the production of anti-cancer nano-drugs with 24 pens.

Rasht has long been one of the most prominent customs cities in Iran.

In 1948, the first taxi entered Rasht by crossing the main street of the city due to his interest in Gilan.