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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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An Iranian living in Rasht, near the Caspian Sea coast, described the city as unrecognisable.

From BBC

Testimonies and video sent to BBC Persian are mainly from larger cities such as Tehran, nearby Karaj, Rasht in the north, Mashhad in the north-east, and Shiraz in the south.

From BBC

The BBC Persian service has verified that 70 bodies were brought to just one hospital in Rasht city on Friday night.

From BBC

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

From New York Times

On Tuesday, hundreds of parents, teachers and ordinary citizens gathered outside schools and local offices of the Ministry of Education in Tehran, Shiraz, Mashhad, Rasht, Sanandaj and other cities.

From New York Times