Rasht also romanized as Resht and Rast, and often spelt Recht in French and older German manuscripts is the capital city of Gilan Province, Iran. Also known as the “City of Rain” it had a population of 956,971 as of the 2016 census and is the most densely populated city of Iran.
Rasht is the largest city on Iran’s Caspian Sea coast. Due to being between the coast and the mountains, the local environment is rainy with humid subtropical and mediterranean influences. It also has temperate rainforest to its south, contrasting to the mostly arid Iran. 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.
