The Effective Role of Important Geographical Factors in Rural Settlements Changes, Case Study: Astara Villages

Various factors are involved in choosing the location, establishment and place of residence in rural change. Among environmental factors, human habitat and litter the ground as construction activity has an important role in every land .The Gilan province with focus to specific geographical location and natural environmental conditions such as weather conditions) rainfall, humidity (vegetation) pasture, jungle, (mountain, sea and ... Among the other provinces of the Iran has most affected in the process of rural transformation Settlements? Astara city as the most northwestern city of Gilan province due to this particular environmental feature is reason for researchers to changes settlements villages to study the city. This research is using descriptive -analyzed .Library studies and field observations according to topographic maps 1:50000 Geology, 1:10000 and 1:250000 and aerial photos and satellite images has been done .The results showed that the mechanism due to environmental factors and processes, natural beauty of landscapes such as city and beach) Sibly villages, Darband (green plains)Sheikh Mahale villages, Virmoni (A plain semi -mountain base) Syadlr village, Baharestan (and finally the last level but Theurgist elevation mountain area, forest pasture north of the country) Heyran villages, Agh masjed of course, along with all the power and natural potential mentioned above, research area is bordered with the Azerbaijan country .In all these cases are in addition to changes affecting Settlements rural lifestyle on the structure of economic, social and cultural effects of the residents .Building materials used in buildings and its architecture with other regions of Iran is different. Decades, changes in social, economic and cultural past are different Iran’s other regions; especially, after the collapse of the Soviet Union and a variety of natural environment. This has caused a good model and improved rural housing Astara city with different Iran’s other regions.