Gilan Province
province of Iran
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Summary
Gilan Province is a province of Iran[1]. It draws 1,801 Wikipedia views per month (province of iran category, ranking #7 of 32).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Iran[3]
- Country: Iran[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Caspian Sea[5]
- Capital: Rasht[6]
- Shares border with: Astara District[7], Ardabil Province[8], Zanjan Province[9], Qazvin Province[10], Mazandaran Province[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Astara County[12], Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh County[13], Bandar-e Anzali County[14], Talesh County[15], Rasht County[16], Rudbar County[17], Rudsar County[18], Sowme'eh Sara County[19], Fuman County[20], Langarud County[21], Lahijan County[22], Shaft County[23], Amlash County[24], Rezvanshahr County[25]
- Commons category: Gilan Province[26]
- Official website: https://www.gilan.ir/[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gilan province[28]
- Population: 2,530,696[29], 2,480,874[30], 2,404,861[31]
- Unemployment rate: 13.2 percent[32]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[33], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[36], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Gilan Province[38]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Gilan Province[39]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Gilan Province[40]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Gilan province[41]
- Area: 14,042 km²[42]
- Language used: Gilaki[43], Talysh[44]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Gilan Province[45]
- Economy of topic: economy of Gilan Province[46]
Why It Matters
Gilan Province has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]