Gilan Province · Iran
Rasht travel guide
Rasht is a city in Gilan Province, Iran, home to about 680,000 people.
- Best months
- April to June
- Nearest airport
- RAS6 km · Sardar-e-Jangal Airport
- Currency
- IRRIranian rial
- Time zone
- Asia/Tehran
- Language
- Persian
About
About Rasht
Rasht is a city in the Central District of Rasht County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as the capital of the province, the county, and the district. Known as the "City of Silver Rain" (Shahr-e Bārān Ha-ye Noghre i), Rasht has, throughout Iran’s history, served as a border city, earning the historical nickname "Dār al-Marz Rasht" or "Rasht on the Border".
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Things to do
What to see and do in Rasht
See
- Hajj Samad Khan Mosque
- Iran National Tea Museum
Do
Firstly you must see the Golsar area in the north of the city. It's the most modernized section of the city, you can find the youth roaming over there, beautiful shops and restaurants. You find yourself in a European country in the middle of an Asian civilization. Golsar, pronounced golsâr (Persian: گلسار), is a suburb of Rasht. Golsar used to be a very small neighborhood so that a chain gate had been put at the entrance before 1979. A few security guards were always monitoring and taking care of this gate. During the past couple of decades the demand for living in Golsar raised so that the area of this neighborhood started to grow rapidly.
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Where to stay
Which part of Rasht to stay in
There are a cluster of cheap, centrally-located mosaferkhanehs clustered just south of Shahrdari Square, off Emam Khomeini Street. As with other such establishments, many of them suffer noise and cleanliness problems.
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Where to stay
Hotels in Rasht
2 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Iran Hotel | 1935 | 0.6 km |
| هتل کادوس | 1.6 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Rasht
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Rasht are April to June. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; November is the wettest, with about 220 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Rasht: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sardar-e-Jangal Airport (RAS), about 5.9 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ramsar Airport (RZR, 106 km) is also within reach.
RAS · Sardar-e-Jangal Airport
RZR · Ramsar Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Rasht
Eat
Rasht and the surrounding towns of the Caspian province are a great place to try still-warm, walnut-filled koloocheh cookies. Look for stores selling cookies with round patterns embossed on them (they say the best ones are sold in nearby Fuman). You can buy some kind of dooghs, the traditional drink of the area. Sara is the most famous doogh in Iran. A traditional breakfast is cooked cow head. Due to the fertile soil northern Iran offers a great variety of food. In Rasht this includes Shami Rashti, Ardabij (Anar Bij) and Baghala ghatogh.
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Questions
Rasht: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Rasht?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Rasht are April to June. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; November is the wettest, with about 220 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Rasht?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sardar-e-Jangal Airport (RAS), about 5.9 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ramsar Airport (RZR, 106 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Rasht?
Iranian rial (IRR).
Nearby
Destinations near Rasht
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.