Initially in 2007, twenty one turbines were installed in the city of Manjil while four were operational in the neighboring city of Rudbar.
The civilization of Rudbar and its surroundings date back to 2000 years BCE.
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Rudbar was near the epicenter of the Manjil-Rudbar earthquake of magnitude 7.3 Richter (MS=7.7, MW=7.3, mb=6.4) at 12:31am local time on June 21, 1990, that killed around 50,000 and injured 100,000 city residents.