Bandar-e Anzali

Bandar-e Anzali (Persian: بندرانزلی and Gilaki: اٚنزٚلي), also Romanized as Bandar-e Anzalī,[4] formerly Bandar-e Pahlavi (بندر پهلوی) during the Pahlavi dynasty,[5] is a city in the Central District of Bandar-e Anzali County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as the capital of both the county and the district.[6] At the 2006 National Census, its population was 109,687 in 32,424 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 116,664 people in 38,128 households.[8] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 118,564 people in 41,053 households.[3] Anzali is one of the most important cities in Iran in terms of tourism, economics, and athletics.[9][10] Bandar-e Anzali is the biggest Gilaki speaking city in the world after Rasht, the capital of Gilan province. The city was home to the first and biggest port on the southern shores of the Caspian Sea. Bandar-e Anzali 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 and beach along the Sefid Rud.