Kuchesfahan
Kuchesfahan (, , ; also Romanized as Kūcheşfahān and Kuch-i-Isfahān; also known as Kushk-Isfagan) is a city and capital of Kuchesfahan District, in Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran . At the 2006 census, its population was 8,351, in 2,463 families. Etymology. Some etymologists believe that in the past, a number of people from Esfahān had migrated to this city, therefore it was named "Kuch-e Esfahān". "Kuch" is the Persian (and Gileki) for "migration", and "Kuch-e Esfahān" means "The Esfahān Migration". Some other believe that in the Safavid era, when Esfahān was the capital of Iran, as Kuchesfahān was  governmentally similar to Esfahān, people called it "Kuche Esfahān". "Kuche" is the Gileki for "small", and "Kuche Esfahān" means "The Small Esfahān". History. Kuchesfahān is a historical city dating back to the Sassanian era. The most famous historical site of the city is the Murghāne Purt bridge. Also, there are some religious monuments in the city. Culture. Agriculture is the most popular job in the city and rice is its most important product. The people speak Gileki and Persian. Gile-mardi wrestling (local type of wrestling in Gilan) have been a popular sport in the past.