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Imam Khomeini Street

Imam Khomeini Street

an ancient texture of the city

Imam Khomeini Street stars from the beginning of the Taleghani Intersection and ends to the 22 Bahman Square (aka Darvaze Rasht). Most of the historical monuments in this street located after Sabzeh Meydan (literally Green Square). Imam Khomeini Street is one of the most ancient streets in Qazvin City where is full of astonishing and valuable artistic and historical monuments. Into the heart of its thin and narrow alley, you'll find incredible historical houses. The congestion on this street has created an attractive atmosphere for people interested in noisy and crowded places, so there is always traffic there.

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Semiran Castle

Semiran Castle

a marvelous ancient castle

The castle located at Bahram Abad Village in Abyek County, Qazvin Province. Historian said this castle dated back to the Pre-Islamic era and for nearly two centuries, and belonged to Nizari Ismaili state (aka Alamut State) and after the invasion of Hulagu Khan; it also played a significant role in the political struggle until the end of the Safavid era. The castle is right next to the Sepid Rud River, on the top of the high and rocky lake. The distance of the castle to the Bahram Abad is 18km by car and then you should walk around 3km in the south to the castle.

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Teppe Zagheh

Teppe Zagheh

a mysterious history

Teppe Zagheh located at the 8 kilometers of the eastern side of the Sagz Abad Rural District, in the Central District of Buin Zahra County in Qazvin Province. This teppe is a really attractive place for those interested in history. Don’t lose the opportunity to visit one of the most ancient places of settlement. An amazing mystery that can be found in the heart of this history will catch your eyes. Don’t forget to take pictures here.

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Musa Vazir Caravanserai

Musa Vazir Caravanserai

about dying masterpiece

Caravanserai’s front yard is adorned with multiple beautiful flowers that perfectly represent the entrance porch and around it a number of chambers are connected circularly. Caravanserai’s dome is surely one of the most magnificent features of this old bazaar. In every corner, you can see stunning tile work

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Rudak Embankment Dam

Rudak Embankment Dam

delightful destination

There is a village called Rudak in the foothills of the Jaro Mountain located in the 25 km of Buin Zahra County in Qazvin city. At the entrance of this village, there is an embankment dam also known as an earth dam which is one of the water resources of agricultural land in this village.

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Tomb Of Ra'isol Mojahedin

Tomb Of Ra'isol Mojahedin

splendid turquoise ceiling

The Tomb of Ra'isol Mojahedin is located in Qazvin-Karaj Road in 25 km of Qazvin City in Abeyek District. There is a brick dome on the chamber which is adorned with multicolored tiles set in a geometrical design. Amazing architecture and splendid turquoise ceiling will take your attention.

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Teppe Sagz Abad

Teppe Sagz Abad

the oldest archaeological site

It is one of the oldest archaeological sites in the whole world. Marco polo has written about Teppe Sagz Abad in his journal and mentioned that it is on the way of Silk Road. Sagz Abad is one of the oldest permanent settlement areas in Iran’s plateau. It is assumed that people who lived there a long time ago were familiar with the technology of melting iron. There are some works from Iron Age (the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistoric of humanity) that can confirm this theory.

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Shakain Cave

Shakain Cave

one of the oldest zinc mining sites

Shakin cave is one of the ancient caves of Iran  which has a great value to all because of its special geographical location and the existence of a permanent water source at the bottom of the cave

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Valiasr Intersection

Valiasr Intersection

alive and energetic center of the town

It is located on the east side of the city and is one of the oldest and biggest intersections in Qazvin. It is also the most crowded intersection in the city since it is one of the main entrances from Tehran-Qazvin Highway and directly leads to the city center. This four-way intersection consists of Shahid Beheshti Blvd, Ayatollah Taleghani Blvd, Khorramshahr Blvd, and Ayatollah Khamenei Blvd crossing over each other. Its south side leads to Qazvin Bus Terminal and intercity taxi stand. Intersection’s side roads are full of old trees that perfectly represent the history of these roads and bear the very first memories of the city.

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Shahidi House

Shahidi House

historical house at historical neighborhood

According to the form of plasterwork used in the building, some say that it dates back to the Safavid period, but the construction and artwork show Qajar's work, so most of the people believe that it belongs to Qajar era. Unfortunately, the interior part of the building was destroyed and only the exterior part has remained which is in two floors.

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Sultan Wais Tomb

Sultan Wais Tomb

a tower on a beautiful peak with a wonderful view

Boghe Sultan wais is located at the bottom of Sultan Wais mountain. This stone tomb is located 15 kilometers north of Qazvin province over the "El Torah '' mountain behind the village of Alulak.

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Bashgol Protected Area

Bashgol Protected Area

Bashgol protected area with an area of approximately 26,000 hectares is part of the Takestan Protective field, named after the abandoned Bashgol village in the center of the contract area.

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