Pasikhan

Pasikhan is a village in Pasikhan Rural District of the Central District in Rasht County, Gilan province, Iran. Pasikhan is known in recent years for its iconic Pashikan Dam.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 609 in 137 households. The following census in 2011 counted 488 people in 134 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 460 people in 158 households.

Notable people

Pasikhan is the attested birthplace of cleric and prophet Mahmoud Pasikhani, the founder of the Nuqtavi movement.