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Province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

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County A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

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Rudsar Rudsar ( fa, رودسر, also known as, Roodsar, Rūdsar and Rūd-i-Sar) is a city and capital of Rudsar County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 33,321, in 9,741 families. Geography Rudsar is located on the Casp ...

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District A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

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Kelachay Kelachay ( fa, كلاچائ, also Romanized as Kelāchāy, Kelā Chāy, and Kalā Chāy; also known as Kala Cha) is a city and capital of Kelachay District, in Rudsar County, Gilan Province, Iran. It is located on the Caspian Sea The Caspia ...

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Rural District Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the Ad ...

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IRST An infrared search and track (IRST) system (sometimes known as infrared sighting and tracking) is a method for detecting and tracking objects which give off infrared radiation, such as the infrared signatures of jet aircraft and helicopters. IR ...

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Romanize Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...

d as Māchīān and Macheyān) is a village in, and the capital of,

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Rudsar County Rudsar County ( fa, شهرستان رودسر) is in Gilan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Rudsar Rudsar ( fa, رودسر, also known as, Roodsar, Rūdsar and Rūd-i-Sar) is a city and capital of Rudsar County, ...

, Gilan province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. At the 2006 National Census, its population was 603 in 190 households. The following census in 2011 counted 717 people in 249 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 621 people in 228 households. Machian is in eastern Gilan province north of the city of

. The district has 43 villages. The dominant religion is Shiite Muslim. The majority of the inhabitants speak the Gilaki dialect. Pilarud River (Big River fa, ماچيان) is near Machian and multiple branches pass through the village. Rice and citrus are the staple crops in the region.

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Rudsar County Populated places in Gilan Province Populated places in Rudsar County {{Rudsar-geo-stub