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Rasht
Rasht is the capital of Gilan province in northern Iran, near the Caspian Sea. It became the chief city of Gilan in the Safavid period and grew rich from the silk trade with Russia. In 1920 it was the seat of the short-lived Persian Socialist Soviet Republic proclaimed by Mirza Kuchik Khan and his allies.
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