FOOMAN

Fooman is located in a plan area surround by farms and gardens. Fooman was the provincial center of the region before transferring the center of bieh pas state to rasht by sultan jamshid in 980 A.H. this even caused fooman to lose its importance gradually and became a bazaar and local city. Fooman was overshadowed by the dialy increasing development of rasht. Since then it has got just a marginal position for many years. However, recently it has changed to a thriving city and gained its due credit. Fooman is 25 km far form rasht and composed of two districts of central and sardar jangle.

Fooman has historic and brilliant record. This city once was the center of gilan, bieh pas, know as darol emareh. The people depend on agriculture for most of their income. So fooman is one of the main rice planting areas in gilan. Besides rice plantation, common activities are animal husbandly, poultry farming sericulture, and silk hand-made products.

Favorable climate, jungles and mountains with densely covered tree and numerous springs, holy shrines and historical and cultural sites have made fooman such a popular tourist destination in gilan, and even throughout Iran.

HISTORICAL & TOURIST ATTRACTIONS:

Khatib saragorab & kohneh gorab lagoons – Amusement park- jungles & green pastures, foosheh cave, park & tourist resort of Qaleh roodkhan-historical town of masoleh.

PILGRIMAGE & RELIGIOUS SITES:

Sabze Qaba holy shrine-imamzadeh mirza shrine-holy shrines of pir jelodar & Aqa mir sarayeh fooman-Oun Ebne Ali Shrine.