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Population8,184
GeoNames
Local nameشفت
RegionGilan Province
Elevation45 m
148 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tehran
Nearest airportRasht Airport (RAS)
25 km
Why visit Shaft
Townapedia lists 2 parks and trails and 2 places to eat in and around town.
Weather in Shaft
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About Shaft
Shaft (Persian: شفت) is a city in the Central District of Shaft County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
From the Wikipedia article Shaft, Iran (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes2
Churches and places of worship2
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Healthcare3
Map of Shaft
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Getting there and nearby towns
Rasht Airport (RAS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 25 km away.
- Aḩmad Sar Gūrāb 5 km southwest, about 5 min by car
- Bū’īn 6 km northwest, about 6 min by car
- Rūd Pīsh 7 km north, about 7 min by car
- Fūman 10 km northwest, about 10 min by car
- Chūbar 9 km south, about 9 min by car
- Gasht 10 km west, about 10 min by car
- Rasht 20 km northeast, about 20 min by car
- Bandar-e Anzalī 34 km north, about 34 min by car
- Khoshk Bījār 39 km northeast, about 39 min by car
- Lāhījān 54 km east, about 54 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Mg 037511, Esmail Golshan Mojdehi, CC BY-SA 3.0
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