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Rasht

This county is bounded from north to the Caspian Sea and from south to the township of Roudbar, from east to the counties of Siyahkal and Astaneye Ashrafiyeh and from west to the counties of Fouman, Somesara and Shaft. Rasht as the center of the province is in the center of the Gilan plain. It covers the largest area in the Delta of Sepidroud with an average height of 8 meters above sea level. It is located 330 kilometers from Tehran to north and is adjacent to the coastline of the Caspian Sea and the class one road of Qazvin-Bandar-e Anzali. Two branches of the Sepidroud named Siyah-roud and Gohar-roud cross Rasht and both go to Mordab of Anzali. This county covers an area of 127.2 sq. km and has 6 districts: central, Khomam, Khoshkebijar, Sangar, Kuchesfehan, and Lashtenisha. It also has 18 agglomerations and 296 villages, 294 of which are resided and 2 of them are vacant. The population according to the national survey of 1385 is about 857606. The relative density is 430 people in every square kilometer. of these people 68 % are urban and they make up 32 % of the total population of the province. The people of Rasht are from the Aryan origin and speak both Farsi and Gilaki. In this city also live some Jews and some Armenians. In the past some Greeks used to live in the city due to the silk worm trade, but today they are gone. Armenians had a church in Rasht and used to be school and amphitheater owners. The dwellers of Rasht mostly work as service providers, business people, and industrial workers. Growing rice is also one of the major activities of the people in the region. In agriculture this county is considered one of the most fertile areas both in the province and the country. Rasht, due to its geographical, economic, social and cultural and organizational condition, has important features.

As mentioned above, because of its geographical condition (being in the central plain and due to its large area, fertile lands, the most important center for growing rice) the communicational situation( being on the way to Tehran, Qazvin, Anzali, Astara, from one side and the main road to Mazandaran and the east of Gilan from another side) political conditions( the existence of the Rasht city as the capital of Gilan province) and economic growth and the growth of industrial cities and the establishment of industrial factories and accordingly the increase in agricultural-economic activities in this county, the cultural and sociological examination and study of it from the view point of anthropology is very important and essential.



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Rasht This county is bounded from north to the Caspian Sea and from south to the township of Roudbar, from east to the counties of Siyahkal and Astaneye Ashrafiyeh and from west to the counties of Fouman, Somesara and Shaft. Rasht as the center of the province is in the center of the Gilan plain. It covers the largest area in the Delta of Sepidroud with an average height of 8 meters above sea level. It is located 330 kilometers from Tehran to north and is adjacent to the coastline of the Caspian Sea and the class one road of Qazvin-Bandar-e Anzali. Two branches of the Sepidroud named Siyah-roud and Gohar-roud cross Rasht and both go to Mordab of Anzali. This county covers an area of 127.2 sq. km and has 6 districts: central, Khomam, Khoshkebijar, Sangar, Kuchesfehan, and Lashtenisha. It also has 18 agglomerations and 296 villages, 294 of which are resided and 2 of them are vacant. The population according to the national survey of 1385 is about 857606. The relative density is 430 people in every square kilometer. of these people 68 % are urban and they make up 32 % of the total population of the province. The people of Rasht are from the Aryan origin and speak both Farsi and Gilaki. In this city also live some Jews and some Armenians. In the past some Greeks used to live in the city due to the silk worm trade, but today they are gone. Armenians had a church in Rasht and used to be school and amphitheater owners. The dwellers of Rasht mostly work as service providers, business people, and industrial workers. Growing rice is also one of the major activities of the people in the region. In agriculture this county is considered one of the most fertile areas both in the province and the country. Rasht, due to its geographical, economic, social and cultural and organizational condition, has important features. As mentioned above, because of its geographical condition (being in the central plain and due to its large area, fertile lands, the most important center for growing rice) the communicational situation( being on the way to Tehran, Qazvin, Anzali, Astara, from one side and the main road to Mazandaran and the east of Gilan from another side) political conditions( the existence of the Rasht city as the capital of Gilan province) and economic growth and the growth of industrial cities and the establishment of industrial factories and accordingly the increase in agricultural-economic activities in this county, the cultural and sociological examination and study of it from the view point of anthropology is very important and essential.