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{{Infobox settlement<br />
|official_name =Rudsar<br />
|native_name = رودسر<br />
|settlement_type = city<br />
|image_skyline = Rudsar by tasnimnews.jpg<br />
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|subdivision_type = [[List of countries|Country]]<br />
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|subdivision_type1 =[[Provinces of Iran|Province]]<br />
|subdivision_name1 =[[Gilan Province|Gilan]]<br />
|subdivision_type2 =[[Counties of Iran|County]]<br />
|subdivision_name2 =[[Rudsar County|Rudsar]]<br />
|subdivision_type3 =[[Bakhsh]]<br />
|subdivision_name3 =[[Central District (Rudsar County)|Central]]<br />
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|population_as_of = 2006<br />
|population_total =33321<br />
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|timezone = [[Iran Standard Time|IRST]]<br />
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[[File:Rudsar2.JPG|Rainy Sunday in Rudsar's [[Market (place)|Market]]|thumb|left|250 px]]<br />
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'''Rudsar''' ({{lang-fa|رودسر}}, also known as, '''Rūdsar''' and '''Rūd-i-Sar''')<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3081496}}</ref> is a city in and the capital of [[Rudsar County]], [[Gilan Province]], [[Iran]].<br />
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At the 2006 census, its population was 33,321, in 9,741 families.<ref>{{IranCensus2006|01}}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
Rudsar is located on the [[Caspian Sea]]<br />
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It is located on a verdant coastal plain with a moderate climate, {{convert|326|km|mi}} from [[Tehran]]. <br />
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Ghassem Abad is a village near Rudsar.<br />
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==Economy==<br />
The economy of the city is based on [[fishing]] and [[agriculture]]. The major products of Roudsar are [[rice]], [[tea]], [[citrus|citrus fruits]], and [[silk]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The word ''Rudsar'' comes from the word ''Rud'', the [[Persian language|Persian]] word for river, and ''sar'', the Persian word for head, since Rudsar has rivers running along each side of the city.<br />
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According to valid historical documents, the ancient name of Roodsar was "Koutum", which was a small city in Rankooh. The other name of Roodsar was "Hoosem" that had a thriving bazaar and big mosque in the year 375 AH. Later on this city was ruined due to unknown reasons, and was reconstructed by Seyed Reza Kiya during the years 789-831 AH.<br />
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It was occupied by [[Russia]]n forces along with the rest of northern Iran in the early 1900s.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Portal|Iran}}<br />
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*[http://www.guilantourism.org/Default.asp?CitySlct=Roodsar&CharSet=WINDOWS-1256 Tourism Info]<br />
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{{Rudsar County}}<br />
{{Gilan Province}}<br />
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[[Category:Cities in Gilan Province]]<br />
[[Category:Populated places in Rudsar County|*]]<br />
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Iran]]<br />
[[Category:Populated places on the Caspian Sea]]<br />
[[Category:Cities in Iran]]<br />
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