Qazvin province
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Qazvin province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the northwest of the country, with the city of Qazvin as its capital.
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Qazvin
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Qazvin is a city in the Central District of Qazvin County, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the largest city in the province.
Qazvin province
…Qazvin province (Persian: استان قزوین; IPA: ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the northwest of the country, with the city of Qazvin as its capital. The province was carved out of Tehran and Zanjan provinces in 1997. The province was made a part of Region 1 upon the division of the…
Left: Chahel Stoun Palace, Aminiha Hosseiniyeh, Anthropology Qajar Bath Musume, Tomb of Hamdollah Mostofi, Right: Shazdeh Hosein Shrine, Caravanserai of Sa'd al-Saltaneh, Qazvin Ghadim Gate, Qazvin Jameh Mosque, Al-Nabi Mosque of Qazvin (all items are from above to bottom)
The dome chamber of the Jameh mosque is the oldest structure in Qazvin, dating from the early 1100s.
Tomb of Hamdallah Mustawfi, built in the 14th century
Shah Tahmasp I (1524–1576) made Qazvin the capital of the Safavid empire.