Astara, Iran
Template:About Template:Infobox settlement Astara (Template:IPA-fa; Template:Lang-fa, also Romanized as Āstārā)<ref>Template:GEOnet3</ref> is a city in and the capital of Astara County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 86,757 in 25,192 families.<ref name="amar.org.ir"/> It lies on the border with Azerbaijan Republic and on the Caspian Sea. It is a relatively important border trade center between Iran and the Caucasus.
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Agriculture
Rice has been cultivated in this region for many years, where some indigenous cultivars (landrace) were conventionally bred by farmers.<ref name="pazuki">Template:Cite journal</ref>
Climate
Astara has a humid subtropical climate with cold, wet winters and hot, humid summers.
People
- Religion: Mostly Shi'a Islam
- Ethnic groups: Azerbaijani<ref>http://www.gchto.ir/en/pages/about-gilan/astara.php</ref> and Minority Talysh
- Language: Azeri,<ref name="autogenerated1">دائره المعارف بزرگ اسلامی - آستارا</ref> and Minority Talysh<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
Famous people from Astara
- Fereydun Ebrahimi - Procurator-General in Azerbaijan People's Government
- Ebrahim Nabavi - Iranian journalist
- Behzad Behzadi - an author of Azerbaijani language dictionaries
- Payan Rafat - football player
Transport
An extension of the Qazvin line over Resht to reach Astara is planned to connect the Iranian railway network to the Azerbaijan broad gauge railway along the shore of the Caspian sea headed north.
Education
See also
References
External links
- Astara entry in the Encyclopædia Iranica
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