Sangar, Iran
City in Gilan province, Iran
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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]
