564 relics recovered from smugglers in Gilan province

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Tuesday.42 smugglers and suspects were detained and surrendered to the judicial system for further investigation and trial, Vali Jahani
added.Gilan is well-known for its rich Iron Age cemeteries such as Marlik that have been excavated over the past century
It was once within the sphere of influence of the successive Achaemenian, Seleucid, Parthian, and Sassanid empires that ruled Iran until the
7th century CE
The subsequent Arab conquest of Iran led to the rise of many local dynasties, and Gilan acquired an independent status that continued until
1567.Sophisticated Rasht, the capital of Gilan province, has long been a weekend escape for residents of Tehran who are looking to sample
Gilan is divided into a coastal plain including the large delta of Sefid Rud and adjacent parts of the Alborz Mountain range.AFM