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North Of Iran Food And Cuisine

Everything in the north of Iran is made of rice, even Traditional Sweets. For food, rice is cooked in the form of “Polo (pilaf)”, “Chelo”, and “Kateh”. In the not-so-distant past, bread was a sign of wealth on the table of the northerners. it was only served at official ceremonies and gatherings while in other parts of Iran, bread was more common; and it’s been only a few decades since rice has found its way into the daily table of the people. One of the main ingredients of northerners’ meals is garlic. The good news is, in the north garlic loses its bad smell quickly after eating due to high humidity and is not annoying at all. In other regions, on the other hand, you have to chew gum or cinnamon to fight its odor.

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Qazvin's Traditional Sweets

This province is located in the fertile lands of Iran, so it’s been the best place to grow all kinds of fruit and nuts for years. As a result, you can find a trace of fruit and nuts on every traditional food and confection. The variety, color, and aroma of every single one of them make the city a paradise for sweet lovers. If you are planning to travel to Qazvin, or you are looking to buy souvenirs, these special and delicious sweets is a perfect choice.

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Qazvin Food and Cuisine

Qazvin is a city located in the north of Iran. Duo to its perfect location in the center of fertile lands of Iran, it can support the growth of a large number of strong healthy plants. So from the old times, locals offer both vegetarian and non-vegetarian travelers special dishes that meet the nutritional needs of both. The fertile soil of this province has allowed the locals to harvest all kinds of nuts and fruits. As a result, there is a trace of pistachio, almond, different kinds of fruit peels, and so on, on every luxurious food and confectionary of the region.

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Citrus Peel

It is interesting to know that an orange peel contains more fiber than the orange itself, plus protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, and antioxidants. Nevertheless, it’s not nearly as sweet as the pulp. here you’ll learn how to make candied orange peel, you can do the same for lemon, bitter orange, and tangerine. It can be a delicious spice for food, not necessarily sweet food, or a sweet finish for your meal. Kids would love to dip it into melted chocolate, the best way to make them eat nutrition, or you can even pack as a gift; a healthy one.

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Persian Rice

Rice is a staple part of every Persian meal and is served variously in almost every Persian family. Gilan and Mazandaran are the main two provinces in the north of Iran that cultivate rice; and the best-known rice is “Sadri rice” from Gilan. This kind of rice is called differently in Iran (“Chelo” or “Polo”) based on how much it’s gotten steamed and what additional ingredients are used to make it. Although Chelo is the official name for plain rice, most people tend to call rice “Polo”. The standard white rice can be served with all kinds of stews (Khoresh), garnishes (nuts, dried fruits, vegetables, and meat incorporated into it), and kabobs.

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Kuku Shirin

Kuku is one of the most beloved foods among Persians, but sweet kuku was first made in Qazvin, north of Iran, whose people are so addicted to sweet flavors that they even prefer sweet main course. Kuku Shirin can be served as a dessert, but locals prefer it with Shirin Polo (sweet rice); and if you like sweet food, trust me on this one and give it a chance.

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Shirin Polo

Shirin polo (literally sweet rice) is a desirable food that is cooked and served variously all over Iran; but originally it comes from Qazvin, north of Iran, and is considered as a delicacy. As a result, the dish is served mostly on special occasions; especially at weddings. It is a sweet rice pilaf, sometimes very sweet; nevertheless locals serve this sweet rice with "Kuku Shirin". more sweetness!

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Heidarieh Mosque

The mosque is from the Seljuk period, late 12th or early 13th century, but the school was constructed later Under the Qajar dynasty in the 19th century. It is a widely held view that back then, Qazvin owned two Jameh mosques; the bigger one was known as Atigh Jameh Mosque and was dedicated to Shia (the second largest branch of Islam), and the second Jameh Mosque, aka Heidarieh Mosque, was dedicated to Sunni Islam which operated until Mongols’ attack that resulted in reduction of Sunnis in the country.

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Imamzadeh Halime Khatun

Historians believe that Halime Khatun is Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kadhim (also spelled and al-Kazim) daughter which has brought great attention to the religious people of Qazvin. Based on their belief she is Imam Reza’s sister, eighth Shia Imam, the only one who died while traveling through Iran and was buried in Mashhad. Her shrine was built of adobe in the Qajar era which ruined some decades ago and was rebuilt in 1998 to the current magnificent structure.

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Khayyam Street

Khayyam street is one of the oldest Streets of Qazvin City but is considered as a central business district since many new shopping malls and stores have been built and other already existing ones have been renovated. So the street and sidewalk are almost always crowded especially in the afternoon but completely shuts down before 10 pm. There are a number of good restaurants, fast foods, and cafés for people to suit themselves and needless of changing their way to eat something after getting exhausted from walking up and down the street continuously. Many people choose this street only for entertainment; they enjoy mere walking in it and if you’re wondering why, you have to see it for yourself to find out!

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Sardar School and Mosque

It is a remnant of the Qajar dynasty and was built in 1816 AD by two brothers named Mohammad Hasan Khan Sardar and Mohammad Hossein Khan Sardar (Sardar is a label that refers to a commander of an army). They had both participated in the Iran and Russian war and succeeded gloriously. The construction is most certainly an architectural masterpiece in Iran’s history. Apart from this mosque and school, the two brothers have also constructed two cisterns and a bathhouse in Qazvin city.

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Mellat Cinema

Qazvin city can be named amongst the first cities of Iran that had several movie theaters and went on screen for the first time in 1928. Unfortunately, all of those old cinemas were somehow destroyed and Mellat Cinema was the only one that survived the many events before and after Iran’s revolution, but now it is deserted and unusable; the only remaining thing of it is the structure and the significant memories of people’s happy moments inside it. So it is the oldest cinema in the Qazvin city which was up and running almost till 2003 and then suddenly abandoned for good.

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Velayat Hospital

Velayat Medical Center is affiliated to Qazvin University of Medical Sciences and was constructed in an area of 55000 square meters and a built-up area of 24000 square meters. The construction was approved by the Supreme Leader of Iran in 2003 when he traveling to Qazvin, but it didn’t take place until 2005 and operated in February 2012. It currently has 250 active beds. This place is built in eight floors consisting of 11 specialty clinics, emergency departments, 7 operating rooms, ICU, CCU, chemical therapy departments, medical imaging center, laboratory, pharmacy, dialysis subspecialty clinics, etc.

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Qazvin Railway Station

Iran’s very first railway station was opened in 1848 between Rasht and Bandar Anzali, but Qazvin railway line was constructed more than a century later on March 9, 1940, in 1566 square meter area. Dou to Qazvin's location near Tehran and in the west-north of Iran, it is one of the main transport routes of the country. Also in November 2018, the Astara-Rasht-Qazvin railway line was opened which connects and integrates the transport and information routes of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Iran.

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Soukhteh Chenar Mosque

It was named Soukhteh Chenar (burnt plane tree) since there’s been a burnt plane tree in the mosque’s yard that people used as a wishing well and believed that if they tell their wishes to the tree, God would hear them so the wish would be granted. Unfortunately, because of the city structures the tree was removed. It is also known as Mosa Reza Mosque and it has commonly been assumed that in the year 817 AD, Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha (Reza) stayed in Dawud b. Sulayman al-Ghazi house when traveling through Qazvin on his way to Merv. Dawud b. Sulayman al-Ghazi was a distinguished person back then and was buried in his own house after his death. So later on people turned his house into a mosque and named it after the eighth Shia Imam, Reza.

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Ahmadi Ice Cream Shop

It is one of the oldest ice cream shops in the city though it has recently been renovated and redecorated. It is mostly famous because of its mouth-watering traditional ice cream but if you get there, please don’t leave without tasting its one of a kind, milky and chocolate, ice cream cone. This shop only sells takeaway since it is small and has no space for customers to seat, but there are outdoor benches in front of the shop that you can seat and enjoy your ice cream. Also, don’t worry to get there late it is open till the dead of night.

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Qazvin Wildlife Park

unlike other zoos that put up animals for exhibition only to make money, this one is famous for its unique way of treatment toward animals. Nader Noori, an environmentalist, along with his American wife are in charge of this peculiar “nature village” which is a rehabilitation center and was opened to the public in 2011. These exceptional human beings created shelter and healthcare for injured and orphaned animals some of which are endangered or rescued from smugglers and cannot return to their homelands again.

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Dehkhoda Breakfast Restaurant

Dehkhoda breakfast is a very small restaurant that is open from 6 AM to 11 AM, the time might differ on holidays, and there are only two options, Addasi or fried egg which are served with extra fried onion. In the end they will bring you a cup of hot and tasty black tea to make your day. the restaurant is always full of customers, mostly eating there but it has takeaway Addasi as well, parking their cars at the front street which makes the area crowded in the morning. There are also many kind and friendly waiters who will guide you to your seat and serve you in no time.

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Angoul Ice Cave

Geologically the dolomitic rocks (dolostone) of the west side of Kūh-e Dārangūl (Angoul Mountain) moving along fault lines during earthquakes opened the space that created the cave. It dates back to The Triassic (the first and shortest period of the Mesozoic Era) which is almost 251.902 (+/- 0.024) million years ago. One of its spectacular features is the freezing weather inside which is caused by the always existing ice and icicles on the walls that is the reason it is named ice cave.

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Tomb of Shahid Abbas Babaei

Abbas Babaei (also transliterated as Abbaas Babaee) had successfully finished 60 war missions before his death. On his last mission, however, he was hit by a 23 mm round of an air defense system on Sardasht air space, a city located in West Azerbaijan, while he was in the rear seat of an F-5B on August 6, 1987. It was Eid Qurban (literally Festival of the Sacrifice) and he was returning from a mission in which he went to Iraq to set up a tactical plan to attack.

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Panje Ali Mosque

the mosque was built by ‘Tahmasp I’ and was used as a prayer place for Harem (the separated part of a Muslim household reserved for wives). In other words, there was a way from Harem to this mosque that the king and his wives could use to go there and pray.

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Rainbow Houses Of Qazvin

This neighborhood was one of the old and almost ruined districts of the city, poor and forgotten, left on its own to fade to zilch. For this reason, the mayor of Qazvin decided to paint 3200 square meter houses’ walls in a row to make people see the influence of color in the cityscape. Now this poor neighborhood is one of the main attractions of the city which is almost impossible to see and not feel cheerful afterward.

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Nowrouzian Boulevard

Nowrouzian Boulevard is full of restaurants, café, all sorts of stores and for that is one of the most crowded streets in Qazvin. It also has many ice-cream shops that we highly suggest you taste Qazvin’s traditional ice-cream there before leaving. Imam Khomeini University and Raja University are located on this street, so it is full of student dormitory that university students can rent.

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Fifteen historical monuments were diligently restored in Qazvin!

deputy head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Qazvin, said: “Jameh Mosque of Qazvin, one of the most important historical monuments with a thousand years of age in Qazvin, is successfully repaired and restored.”

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