Bandar-e Anzali (harbour) (Bandar-e Anzali)

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Bandar-e Anzali (Persian: بندر انزلی), known as Bandar-e Pahlavi (Persian: بندر پهلوی) before the Iranian Revolution, is a harbour town on the Caspian Sea, in the Iranian province of Gilan, close to Rasht. Bandar-e Anzali has a population of approximately 150,000.

Bandar-e Anzali is one of the most important seaports in the north of Iran. It 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 of and beach along the Sefid River.

Bandar-e Anzali is the place where the Polish Anders Army landed on April 1, 1942, after evacuating from the USSR. The Polish Cemetery in the city was created the same year.