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Definition of Rasht
1. Noun. City in northwestern Iran near the Caspian Sea.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Iran, Islamic Republic Of Iran, Persia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rasht
Literary usage of Rasht
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Persia: The Land of the Imams. A Narrative of Travel and Residence, 1871-1885 by James Bassett (1886)
"... to Kudum—The People—Their Dwellings—Herds of Cattle—Ride to rasht—Country
between rasht and Pere Bazaar—Navigation to ..."
2. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1884)
"... positioning of rasht, which being regarded as the extreme limit of early
Mahommedan empire, and the barrier post against the invasion of the nomades, ..."
3. Modern Geography: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, and by John Pinkerton, Samuel Vince, Benjamin Smith Barton (1804)
"rasht is the staple of the silk which is produced in great abundance in this
province. Sari, the residence of the khans of ..."
4. The Press and Poetry of Modern Persia: Partly Based on the Manuscript Work by Edward Granville Browne (1914)
"Yearly subscription, 15 frani in rasht, 30 elsewhere in Persia. It describes
itself as " a historical, political and ethical paper, supporting the ..."
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