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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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Meanwhile, a woman in her 20s from Rasht, in northern Iran, observed acerbically: "Wow, very heartwarming that he didn't even appear on state TV to issue the message."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

In the city of Rasht in northern Iran, a crowd booed security officers who drove by in motorcycles, videos showed.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024

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

Alí of Rasht came to see Him, and related, before a large gathering of people, that which had been done, affecting the honor of the Báb, which hath truly overwhelmed all lands with sorrow.

From Epistle to the Son of the Wolf by Bahá'u'lláh