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Bandar-e Anzali
Bandar-e Anzali Location in Iran
Coordinates: 37°28′N 49°28′E / 37.467°N 49.467°E / 37.467; 49.467
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan Province

Anzali Lagoon on the Caspian Sea

Houses on the lagoon islands

Polish Cemetery in Anzali

Bandar-e Anzali (Persian: بندر انزلی), known as Bandar-e Pahlavi (Persian: بندر پهلوی) before the Iranian Revolution, is a harbour town on the Caspian Sea, in the Iranian province of Gilan, close to Rasht. Bandar-e Anzali has a population of approximately 150,000.

Bandar-e Anzali is one of the most important seaports in the north of Iran. It consists of an island called Mianposhteh and the surrounding lands. Tourist attractions include a clock tower called Manareh, the long harbour promenade, and the water-logged delta of and beach along the Sefid River.

Bandar-e Anzali is the place where the Polish Anders Army landed on April 1, 1942, after evacuating from the USSR. The Polish Cemetery in the city was created the same year.

[edit] Trivia

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The Iranian sports club Malavan Sport and Cultural Club is based in Bandar-e Anzali, their football team Malavan F.C. currently plays in Iran's Premier Football League.

Coordinates: 37°28′N 49°28′E / 37.467°N 49.467°E / 37.467; 49.467

Bandar-e Anzali is known to be the World Capital of precious caviar. The preparation and marketing of the precious black eggs is a state monopoly, handled through The Iranian Fishing Company under the control of the Finance Ministry. The public is not admitted to the immense refrigerated hangars where tons of sturgeons, monsters between 2 and 3 meters long weighing between 75 and 100 kilograms, are stored after the removal of the caviar, usually equivalent to about one tenth of their weight.

The Anzali Lagoon divides the Anzali Port in two parts. The town is connected by two bridges to the Beheshti Island. There is a caviar processing factory in Bandar-e Anzali, some old ruins from 19th century and the popular Shanbeh Bazaar. Tourbebar is a beautiful village about 40 kilometers from Bandar-e Anzali, near the Anzali Lagoon.

[edit] See also

• Anzali Lagoon

[edit] External links

• Malavan Sport Club Official website
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• Wikispaces has a wiki about: anzali (not in English)
• Guilan.net

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