Rasht
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By: Javad Mirhoseini
Winter snow whitens Rasht
GILAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Winter snowfall has covered Rasht, the capital city of Gilan province, northern Iran.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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”.
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VIDEO: Livelihood assistance packages distributed in Rasht
RASHT, Apr. 28 (MNA) – Under the framework of 'Equality and Sincere Assistance Maneuver', 3,000 livelihood assistance packages have been distributed among the needy people of Rasht in Gilan Province with the aim of helping those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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VIDEO: Coronavirus patient donates blood plasma in Gilan province
Rasht, Apr. 26 (MNA) – Getting recovered from Covid-19, Javad Mousavi became the second donor of convalescent plasma in Rasht, northern Gilan province. Convalescent plasma is an antibody-rich blood component that is obtained from patients who have recovered from infectious diseases.
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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.
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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.
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VIDEO: Youths in Rasht disinfecting passing cars against COVID-19
TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – In a combat against the spread of the novel coronavirus, the youth in capital city of the northern province of Gilan, Rasht, have formed small groups disinfecting passing cars.
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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.
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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.
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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’.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Iran claims title of 5th Fajr Cup
TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – Iranian men’s weightlifting team won the title of the 5th International Fajr Weightlifting Cup, also known as Namjou Cup, in Rasht.
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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.
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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.
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Baku-Astara highway in Azerbaijan to get linked to Rasht-Ardabil in Iran: road min.
TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – Iran’s Road Minister Mohammad Eslami informed on Saturday that Baku-Astara highway in Azerbaijan is to get linked to Rasht-Ardabil highway in Iran.
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Iran’s Sanandaj, Bandar Abbas join UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network
TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated 66 urban settlements, including two Iranian cities as Creative Cities.
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By: Pouya Bazargard
Over 1 ton of narcotics destroyed in Gilan prov.
RASHT, Oct. 22 (MNA) – More than one ton of various types of illicit drugs, including grass, heroin, hashish, cannabis, psychotropic and psychedelic pills, were destroyed in Rasht, Gilan province on Monday in the presence of city and provincial officials.
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By: Pouya Bazargard
Jungle Movement leader’s historical house in northern Iran
RASHT, Jul. 27 (MNA) – The historical house of Mirza Kuchak Khan, the leader of the Jungle Movement, has turned into a glamorous museum letting the aficionados learn about his heroics and sacrifices in the early 20th century.
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By: Behnam Yousefi
A journey from Rasht to Sareyn
TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – A trip from Rasht, the capital of the northern province of Gilan to Sareyn in Ardabil province gives a variety of beauties on the way to tourists including Masuleh village, Salavan Forest Park, Heyran Neck and its cable car, the landscape of dense Hyrcanian forests, and finally the hot springs in Sareyn.
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By: Pouya Bazargard
Summer rainfall in Rasht
RASHT, Jul. 01 (MNA) – During the early days of Summer, rainfall in the northern city of Rasht, the provincial capital of Gilan province, brought much joy to the people of the city who have recently been struggling with the recent heatwave sweeping across the Caspian Sea littoral provinces.
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By: Zahra Mirzafarjouyan
Rasht city of silver rain
TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – Rasht is located in the north of Iran around 25 km from Iran's Caspian Sea coast. It is one of the most important destinations for tourism in Iran because of its natural and historical attractions.
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Pres. Rouhani:
Most countries in world opposed to US imposition of sanctions against Iran
TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that overwhelming majority of the countries in the world are against sanctions imposed by the US government on Iran.
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By: Mohammadreza Abbasi
7th meeting of INSTC's coordination council in Tehran
TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – The seventh coordination council meeting for the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is underway in Tehran, with representatives from 14 countries in attendance. During the two-day summit (March 4-5), the participants will try to identify ways of increasing cooperation and boosting the strategic corridor’s capacity.
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By: Mehdi Hosseinnejadi
Rasht train station
TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – On Sunday, Ali Khodaei Director General of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways in Northwestern Region visited the under-construction Rasht railway station, which is going to be officially inaugurated by President Rouhani later this month.