Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh ( fa, آستانه اشرفيه, also
Romanize
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d as Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh; also known as Astane and Āstāneh) is a city and capital of
Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh County
Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh County ( fa, شهرستان آستانه اشرفیه) is in Gilan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh
Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh ( fa, آستانه اشرفيه, also Romanized as ...
,
Gilan Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 36,298, in 10,558 families.
Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh is a major peanut, rice, silk, and fragrant medicinal herbs producing city. It lies close to the city of
Rasht
Rasht ( fa, رشت, Rašt ; glk, Rəšt, script=Latn; also romanized as Resht and Rast, and often spelt ''Recht'' in French and older German manuscripts) is the capital city of Gilan Province, Iran. Also known as the "City of Rain" (, ''Ŝahre B ...
and the
Caspian Sea
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. The mausoleum of Seyed Jalal od-Din Ashraf, brother of
Imam Reza, as well as the tomb of
Mohammad Moin, the Iranian lexicographer and compiler of Persian Dictionary, are located here.
The great
Sepidrud river crosses the city on the northwest side. The main highway connecting the eastern and western parts of the province passes through Astaneh, over a c. 1-kilometre-long bridge
A satellite image of the city is found on google map.in th
Encyclopædia Iranica
References
Populated places in Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh County
Cities in Gilan Province
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