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Rasht

American  
[rasht] / ræʃt /

noun

  1. a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.


Rasht British  
/ ræʃt /

noun

  1. a city in NW Iran, near the Caspian Sea: agricultural and commercial centre in a rice-growing area. Pop: 586 000 (2005 est)

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Tina, who is also in her 20s and comes from Rasht, told the BBC that she saw young people on duty in a square in the city on 14 March.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The $1.6 billion contract will be used to build a 100-mile railway linking the Iranian city of Rasht, near the Caspian Sea, to Astara on the border with Azerbaijan.

From Washington Times • May 17, 2023

On Tuesday, online videos and photos purportedly showed teachers demonstrating in a number of Iranian cities, including Ahvaz, Isfahan, Karaj, Mashhad, Rasht, Sanandaj, Saqqez and Shiraz.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2023

Afshin Hojat, a resident of Rasht, said on Twitter that 90 percent of all businesses in his city were closed.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2022

Amongst these Mírzá Yaḥyá, the brother of Bahá’u’lláh, concealed himself, and, a bewildered fugitive, in the guise of a dervish, with kashkúl in hand, wandered in mountains and plains on the road to Rasht.

From A Traveler’s Narrative by `Abdu'l-Bahá