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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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Born in 1969 in Rasht in northern Iran, Satrapi arrived in France in 1994 and gained French nationality in 2006.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Maral, a student in her 20s in the city of Rasht in northern Iran, has become very frustrated with her father for his continued support of the war.

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

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

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