Rasht: facts

At a glance

• Country: Iran
• Region: Gilan Province
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 594,590
• Coordinates: 37.2761° N, 49.5886° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tehran (UTC+03:30)
• Currency: Rial (IRR)
• Distance to the capital, Tehran: 240 km (149 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sardar-e-Jangal Airport (RAS): 5.9 km (3.6 mi), straight line
• Ramsar Airport (RZR): 106 km (66 mi), straight line
• Ardabil Airport (ADU): 155 km (96 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Khomam: 14 km (9 mi)
• Shaft: 20 km (13 mi)
• Sowme'eh Sara: 24 km (15 mi)
• Bandar-e Anzali: 25 km (15 mi)
• Fuman: 25 km (16 mi)