Guilan my homeland

Guilan

My homeland

Writer: Nasrin Nikdel Editor: Sharareh Zakizadeh

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Guilan my homeland

In the name of God

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Guilan my homeland

سرشناسه : ن ی ک دل ،ن س ری ن،۴۴۱۱- Nikdel،Nasrin عنوانونامپدیدآور : Guilan my homelandwriter Nasrin Nikdel / editor Sharareh ; Zakizadeh. مشخصاتنشر : رشت:دلکام، ۴۴۳۱=۷۱۴۲م. مشخصاتظاهری : ۲۷ص.:مصور)رنگی(،نقشه)رنگی(. شابک : - - - - وضعیتفهرست : فیپا نویسی یادداشت : انگلیسی. آوانویسیعنوان : گیالنمای... موضوع : گردشگری--ایران--گیالن موضوع : Tourism -- Iran -- Gilan (Province( موضوع : گیالن--سیروسیاحت-- قرن۴۱ موضوع : Gilan (Iran: Province) -- Description and travel -- 20th century موضوع : گیالن--مصور موضوع : Gilan(Iran: Province) -- Pictorial works شناسهافزوده : ز کیزاده،شراره،۴۴۱۲- شناسهافزوده : zakizadeh, Sharareh DSR۹۴۰1/ ی33ن19319 : هرگنکیدنبهدر ردهبندیدیویی : ۳۱۱۳۷۴۱۱۴ شمارهکتابشناسی : ۱۷۴۲۴۱۱ ملی

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Index Page Introduction ...... 6 Guilan province tourist attractions ...... 9 1.Astara township ...... 10 2.Astaneh township ...... 11 3.Amlash township ...... 12 4.Bandar-e-Anzali township ...... 13 5.Talesh township ...... 14 6.Rasht township ...... 16 7.Rezvanshahr township ...... 17 8.Roudbar township ...... 18 9.Roudsar township ...... 21 10.Siyahkal township ...... 23 11.Shaft township ...... 25 12.Somesara township ...... 27 13.Fouman township ...... 29 About Turishoum summit of Masouleh ...... 31 14.Lahijan township ...... 32 15.Languroud township ...... 34 16.Masal township ...... 35 Nowruz in Guilan ...... 36 Chaharshanbe-Suri ...... 37 Nowruz ...... 38 What is Nowruz holiday? ...... 38 Sizdae-Bedar ...... 40 Weekly markets in Guilan ...... 42 Souvenirs of Guilan province ...... 45

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Kinds of Souvenirs and local foods ...... 47 Guilan festivals ...... 48 festivals ...... 49 Nowruzbal ...... 50 Nowruzbal(fire flame of Nowruz) ...... 52 Arba Doshab festival ...... 54 One day trip in some parts of Guilan ...... 56 Part 1 ...... 57 Part 2 ...... 57 Part3 ...... 60 Part 4 ...... 61 Part 5 ...... 69 Part6 ...... 73

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Introduction

Guilan province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.It lies along the Caspian sea, just west of the province of Mazandaran, east of the province of Ardabil, north of the province of Zanjan and Qazvin. The northern part of the province is part of territory of south (Iranian) Talesh.At the center of the province include Astara,Astaneh-e Ashrafiyeh,Fouman,Lahijan,Langroud,Masouleh,Manjil,Roudbar, Roudsar,Shaft,Talesh and Somesara. The main harbor part of the province is Bandar-e Anzali (previously Bandar-e Pahlavi). Despite of the abundant humidity,Guilan is known for its moderate, mild and Mediterranean-like climate. Large parts of the province are mountainous, green and forested. The coastal plain along the Caspian sea is similar to that of Mazandaran, mainly used for rice paddies. The majority of the population speaks Gilaki as their first language while many children, particularly in the cities, tend to use standard Persian amongst themselves. Guilan has some Azarbaijani-speaking people in Astara and Manjil. The northern part of the province is inherited by Talesh people. Guilan's position on Tehran-Baku trade route has established the cities of Bandar-e Anzali and Rasht as ranking amongst the most important commercial centers in Iran.As a result, the merchants

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Guilan my homeland and middle-classes include a significant percentage of the population. The province has an annual average of 2 million tourists,mostly domestics.Although Iran's cultural heritage organization lists 211 sites of historical and cultural significance in the province,the main tourist attraction in Guilan is the small town of Masouleh in hills south-east of Rasht. The most vicinities of Iran are found in northern part of Iran,and especially in Guilan province. Coverage of green forests, various sources of water, local architecture and cultural specifications are eye-catching; forming a basis for the development of tourism. Guilan province is one of the important places of tourism. It has lots of cultural, historical and natural attractions. You can also go to different cities and villages of Guilan in a day to enjoy when you travel to Iran. Guilan has forest, sea, mountain, valley, field, plain, waterfall and roaring rivers. I described some cities and villages of this green province within a day of my trip on Fridays with my family. My green province has a lot of beautiful, virgin cities and villages that I couldn't write about them in one day traveling, but I wrote briefly about some cities and villages at first and I introduced them to tourists who are going to travel to this province. I hope this guide book is prefect for tourists and they enjoy the virgin and green resorts.

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Guilan province tourist attractions

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1.Astara township Tourist attracttions: Abbas Abad garden, Heyran pass, Koteh Komeh and Ali Dashy hot water,Estil wetland, Latoon waterfall, Bibi Yanloo forest park. Historical attracttions: Madani martyr and Marhaba martyr schools, Vaneh Bin ancient cemetery. Religious places and shrines:Seyyed Abraham and Seyyed Ghasem tomb. Tourist typical areas:Estil wetland plain areas, Bibi Yanloo forest mountion areas, Heyran mountion area,Lavandevil coastal area. Handicrafts : carpet weaving in Anbaran Mahaleh village and Virmoni.

Famous hotels: Espinas,Eistatis hotel Appartment,Parla,Darya.

Estil wetland

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