[citation needed] Anzali Gulf was a safe harbour for trade ships and fishing boats.

In 1919, with the collapse of General Anton Denikin's White Russian army, eighteen of his ships sought refuge in Anzali.

[15][16] Bandar-e Anzali is the biggest Gilaki speaking city in the world after Rasht, the capital of Gilan province.

Tourist attractions include a clock tower called Manareh, the long harbour promenade, and the water-logged delta and beach along the Sefid Rud.

Naser-al-din Shah's[17] Shams-ol-Emareh tower[18] (not to be confused with the Tehran building of the same name) was built by Moayer al Mamalek.

There is a caviar processing factory in Bandar-e Anzali, some old ruins from 19th century and the popular Shanbeh Bazaar.

The warm and humid weather has allowed this region to grow crops such as rice and tea that require very large amounts of moisture, especially with the extra water draining from the Elburz Mountains.

The preparation and marketing of which is a state monopoly, handled through the Iranian Fishing Company under the control of the Finance Ministry.

The public is not admitted to the immense refrigerated hangars where tons of sturgeons, some as large as 3 meters long and weighing 100 kilograms, are stored after the removal of the caviar, usually equivalent to about one tenth of their weight.