Roudbar

With an area of 237.2 sq. km, the second largest city in Gilan (regarding area) is bounded northwards to Rasht, southwards to Qazvin, and westwards to Fouman and the province of Zanjan. Roudbar County is adjacent to Sepidroud River and is located in a mountainous area. The weather is influenced by the dry and semi-dry climate of the central plain. Roudbar is on the way of the permanent winds of the Sepidroud valley and is famous for Winds in Manjil. As you pass through Roudbar to get to Rasht you can actually have a short view of all the beauties that can be seen in Gilan. The County has four districts: Central, Rahmatabad and Bloukat, Khourgam, and Ammarlou. Ten agglomerations: Khourgam, Dolfak, Bloukat, Dashtevil, Rahmatabad, Jirandeh, Kelishom, Southern Rostamabad, Northern Rostamabad, and Keleshtar. Roudbar also includes 208 villages, 34 of which are vacant. The population is 104102. This has provided the opportunity for the county to have anthropological diversity as different races like Taleshes, Tats, Kurds, Turks and Gilaks can live together in peace. Roudbar has been known with different names in history: “khoshkeroudbar” “Roudbar Mohammad zaman khani” “Roudbar zeytoun” pildeh Roudbar”. The name Roudbar probably related to the fact that Sepidroud crosses it. Historically, Roudbar owns six thousand years of civilization. Antiques dug in the Marlik hill indicates that the ancient civilization in this area can be traced back to 2000 BC. The economy of the region is dependent on agriculture and farming, due to the specific weather conditions. The main crop of the region is olive and its by-products like olive oil and soap. It is worth mentioning that beautiful sights in the heights covered with all-time green olive trees, mineral waters, and historical and cultural background of the region, which is mainly known by the Marlik hill, have all made this county  a great opportunity for tourism.