Sangar Persian: سنگر
City
The city of Sangar
Sangar
Coordinates: 37°10′47″N 49°41′39″E / 37.17972°N 49.69417°E / 37.17972; 49.69417[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
County	Rasht
District	Sangar
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	12,583
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sangar (Persian: سنگر)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Sangar District of Rasht County, Gilan province, Iran.^[5]

Demographics

Notable people

This small town is home to several notable figures, including:

• Mohammad Ali Afrashteh – Storyteller, journalist, satirist, poet, and author.
• Hossein Aslani – Musician from Shaghaji village, died on 28 January 2020.
• Hossein Panahi Talemi – Physicist from Talameh Seshamba village, currently Dean of the Faculty of Basic Sciences at the University of Gilan.
• Jalal Cheraghpour – Former coach of the Iran national football team, originally from Shaghaji village.
• Mohammad Reza Ahmadi Sangari – Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly for two consecutive terms (11th and 12th parliaments).
• Ali Safaei Sangari – Literary scholar and poet from Sangar, Associate Professor in the Department of Persian Language and Literature at the University of Gilan.^[8][9]
• Hossein Solati Sarvandi – Political sociologist and author.^{[10][11][12][13][14]}
• Majid Gholamzadeh Rudberdeh – Cardiologist, subspecialist in cardiovascular diseases.^[15]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

References

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