Kuchesfahan ( fa, كوچصفهان, , glk, Kochesfahan, script=Latn ; also

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d as Kūcheşfahān and Kuch-i-Isfahān; also known as Kushk-Isfagan) is a city and capital of Kuchesfahan District, in

Rasht County Rasht County ( fa, کلانشهر رشت) is located in Gilan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Rasht Rasht ( fa, رشت, Rašt ; glk, Rəšt, script=Latn; also romanized as Resht and Rast, and often spelt ''Recht'' in French and ...

, Gilan Province,

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. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,351, in 2,463 families.

Etymology

Some etymologists believe that in the past, a number of people from

Esfahān Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Region, Isfahan Province, Iran. It is lo ...

had migrated to this city, therefore it was named ''Kuch-e Esfahān''. ''Kuch'' is the

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

(and

Gileki The Gilaki language ( ) is an Iranian language of the Northwestern branch, spoken in Iran's Gilan Province. Gilaki is closely related to Mazandarani and the two languages have similar vocabularies. Though the Persian language has influence ...

) for ''migration'', and ''Kuch-e Esfahān'' means ''The Esfahān Migration''. Some other believe that in the Safavid era, when Esfahān was the capital of Iran, as Kuchesfahān was governmentally similar to Esfahān, people called it ''Kuche Esfahān''. ''Kuche'' is the Gileki for ''small'', and ''Kuche Esfahān'' means ''The Small Esfahān''.کوچصفهان. (2008, June 23). In ''Wikipedia (Persian), The Free Encyclopedia''. Retrieved 17:15, June 27, 2008, from http://fa.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%DA%A9%D9%88%DA%86%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86&oldid=1272840

History

Kuchesfahān is a historical city dating back to the

Sassanian The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th centuries AD. Named ...

era. The most famous historical site of the city is the Murghāne Purt bridge. Also, there are some religious monuments in the city.

Culture

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...

is the most popular job in the city and

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is its most important product. The people speak

and

. Gile-mardi wrestling (local type of

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

in Gilan) have been a popular sport in the past.

References

Populated places in Rasht County Cities in Gilan Province {{Rasht-geo-stub