Rasht

By: Ali Haddadi Asl

Tehraners bid farewell to Iranian great poet Ebtehaj

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – A funeral ceremony was held for Iranian great poet Amir Houshang Ebtehaj on Friday morning. The body of this Iranian poem will be buried in his hometown,  Rasht in Northern Iran on Saturday.

By: Mehrdad Safarpour Dehkordi

Lost paradise in northern Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 09(MNA) – The photo album depicts spectacular sceneries of Olasbelangah village which is located in Gilan Province of Iran.

By: Reza Akbari Kotamjani

15th Shahed Int'l Wrestling Cups held in Rasht

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – The 15th edition of the Shahed Cup international Greco Roman wrestling tournament was held in Rasht in Guilan province.

By: Reza Akbari Kotamjani

Food festival in Rasht 'city of gastronomy'

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – On the 6th anniversary of Rasht’s registration as a Creative City of Gastronomy by UNESCO, a culinary festival was held in this northern city in Gilan province.

People in Rasht celebrate Raeisi's victory

RASHT, Jun. 24 (MNA) – People of Rasht, Gilan province, held a ceremony on Wednesday evening to mark the victory of Ebrahmi Raeisi in the Presidential Election.

Iranians cast vote in Presidential Election (3)

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – People in Rasht, Hamedan and Isfahan cities attended polling stations on Friday to cast their votes in the 13th presidential election (Iran 2021 Presidential Election).

By: Pouya Bazargard

Vaccination of elderly citizens underway in Rasht

RASHT, Jun. 03 (MNA) – Vaccinating the elderly is going on in the provincial capital of the northern Gilan province, Rasht.

By: Javad Mirhosseini

Rasht blue sky

RASHT, Mar. 14 (MNA) – With the end of the last winter snowfall in Gilan province, the blue sky gave a beautiful look to the city of Rasht.

By: Javad Mirhoseini

Winter snow whitens Rasht

GILAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Winter snowfall has covered Rasht, the capital city of Gilan province, northern Iran.

By: Javad Mirhosseini

Rain freshens up Rasht

RASHT, Oct. 10 (MNA) – Autumn rain hit various districts in Rasht, north of Iran on Saturday, freshening up the city.

By: Seyed Javad Mirhosseini

Summer rainfall in Rasht

RASHT, Jul. 31 (MNA) – After several weeks of extreme heat in all cities across Iran, today's rain in Rasht, north of Iran cooled the weather and bestowed a fresh look to the city.

By: Behnam Yousefi

Estil Lagoon of Astara

ASTARA, Jul. 29 (MNA) – Estil Lagoon of Astara, Known as Lagoon of Floating Trees, is an attraction of the northern Gilan province located near Astara.

By: Pouya Bazargard

Planting rice seedlings in paddy fields of Gilan prov.

RASHT, May 29 (MNA) – Concurrent with the arrival of spring season, men and women are seen busy in paddy fields of this northern province. Planting rice seedlings is one of the first stage of rice cultivation.

By: Mani Pourahmad

“Equality, Sincere Assistance Maneuver” at Imam Khomeini Mosalla in Rasht

RASHT, Apr. 30 (MNA) – The ceremony of distribution of 50,000 livelihood foodstuff packages was held at Imam Khomeini Mosalla of Rasht, Gilan province, on Wed. within the framework of “Equality, Empathy and Sincere Assistance Maneuver”.

By: Pouya Bazargard

Health service parade in Rasht on National Army Day

RASHT, Apr. 17 (MNA) – The units of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army held nationwide 'health service parade’ on the National Army Day, displaying the force’s equipment in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.

By: Pouya Bazargard

Nationwide Biological Defense Drill in Rasht

RASHT, Mar. 26 (MNA) – The Nationwide Drill of “Biological Defense and Cleansing Operations of Martyrs of Defenders of Health” was held in Rasht, Gilan province in cooperation with IRGC’s base in the city.

By: Pouya Bazargard

Firefighters, IRGC disinfect public places of Rasht

RASHT, Feb. 29 (MNA) – Disinfecting streets and public places is on the agenda of different cities as a measure to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. Firefighters and IRGC help to implement the measure in Rasht, Gilan province.

By: Pouya Bazargard

Firefighters help disinfecting public places in Rasht

RASHT, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Firefighters of Rasht, Gilan province, help disinfecting public places of the city every night to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus, Covid-19.

By: Pouya Bazargard

Disinfecting public transportation fleet in Rasht

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – The public transportation fleet in Rasht, northern Gilan province, is being regularly disinfected in line with ensuring the safety of citizens and preventing the outbreak of deadly ‘coronavirus’.

Parliamentary polls in provinces (1)

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Iranians have begun casting their votes across the country for the 11th parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections since 8 A.M. of Friday morning. These photos have been taken in Rasht, Bandar Abbas, Semnan, Kerman, and Sanandaj.

Rasht 3 days after heavy snowfall

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – The heavy snowfall in Gilan, as of Tuesday, with a height of up to 1.5 meters in some areas, created serious problems for the residents of at least 52 cities of the province, such as power cuts in almost all areas including the provincial capital of Rasht. The pictures depict the northern city three days after the snowfall.

By: Pouya Bazargard

Final days of Intl. Fajr Cup in Rasht

RASHT, Feb. 05 (MNA) – The 5th International Fajr Cup wrapped up on Tuesday in Rasht, Gilan province, with Iran claiming the title of the event.

By: Pouya Bazargard

First day of International Fajr Cup in N Iran

RASHT, Feb. 03 (MNA) – The 5th edition of International Fajr Cup kicked off on Sunday in Rasht, Gilan province, with lifters from 13 countries competing to gain medal and points for the 2020 Olympics qualification.

Rasht hosts 31st Gilan Provincial Theater Festival

RASHT, Nov. 03 (MNA) – The 31st Gilan Provincial Theater Festival was held in Rasht, Gilan province on Sunday in order to develop theater according to Iranian, ethnic, regional and geographical identities. A number of seven dramatic works from among 25 works have been selected for participating in this edition of the festival.