Rudsar () is a city in the Central District of Rudsar County, Gilan province,

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, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Etymology

The word ''Rudsar'' comes from the word ''Rud'', the Persian word for river, and ''sar'', the Persian word for head, since Rudsar has rivers running along each side of the city.

History

According to valid historical documents, the ancient name of Roodsar was "Koutum", which was a small city in Rankooh.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 for unknown reasons, and was reconstructed by Seyed Reza Kiya during the years 789-831 AH. It was occupied by

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n forces along with the rest of northern Iran in the early 1900s.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 33,321 in 9,741 households. The following census in 2011 counted 37,579 people in 11,903 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 37,998 people in 13,191 households.

Geography

Location

Rudsar is on the

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, on a verdant coastal plain with a moderate climate, from

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Climate

Rudsar has a

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(

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: ''Cfa'', Trewartha: ''Cf''), with warm, humid summers and cool, damp winters.

Economy

The economy of the city is based on

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and

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

. The major products of Roudsar are

rice Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...

tea Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of '' Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of south-western China and nor ...

, citrus fruits, and

silk Silk is a natural fiber, natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be weaving, woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is most commonly produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoon (silk), c ...

Notable people

* Abbas Mahfouzi, Cleric * Ataollah Salehi, General *, Cleric, Head of Guardian Council and Supreme Court * Asadollah Abbasi, Governor General of Gilan

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Cities in Gilan province Populated places in Rudsar County Populated coastal places in Iran Populated places on the Caspian Sea {{Rudsar-geo-stub