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	Qazvin (city) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Qazvin (Persian: قزوین, also spelled as Ghazvin) is the largest city and capital of the Province of Qazvin in Iran with an estimated population of 331,409 in 2005.
		Qazvin (historically also rendered as Kazvin, Kasvin, and Casbin in the West) is a city in Iran, some 90 km (60 miles) northwest of Tehran, in Qazvin Province.
		Qazvin has been a hotbed of historical developments in Iranian history: Captured by invading Arabs (644 AD) and destroyed by Genghis Khan (13th century), the Safavid monarchs made Qazvin the capital of the Safavid empire in 1548 only to have it moved to Isfahan in 1598.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Qazvin_(city) (1281 words)

	Ghazvin - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Ghazvin
		City in Tehran province, northwestern Iran; population (1991) 278,000.
		It is an important road and rail junction with transport connections running north through the Elburz Mountains, east to Tehran, and west to Tabriz and Hamadan.
		and was a flourishing city throughout the Middle Ages, but was damaged by the Mongols in the 13th century.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Ghazvin (125 words)

	Printable Version on Encyclopedia.com
		QAZVIN [Qazvin], city (1991 278,826), Tehran prov., NW Iran.
		Qazvin was probably founded by Shapur II, king of Persia, in the 4th cent.
		In 1941 the city was bombed by the Soviet air force and after World War II was a stronghold during the brief Soviet occupation of N Iran.
	www.encyclopedia.com /printable.aspx?id=1E1:Qazvin (155 words)

	Qazvin
		City in northwestern Iran with 320,000 inhabitants (2005 estimate), in Teheran Province, 150 km northwest of Teheran on a wide, fertile plain on the southern foot of the Elburz Mountains.
		Qazvin is the commercial centre of its surrounding agricultural region.
		Qazvin is well connected to Teheran, Rasht and Hamadan by road, and Teheran and Tabriz by railways.
	i-cias.com /e.o/qazvin.htm (295 words)

	Tours to Iran
		The city was the residence of Achaemenian Kings, and the summer resort of the Parthian and Sassanian dynasties due to its strategic vicinity to Ctesiphon.
		Qazvin was the capital of Iran in the 16th century under the Safavid Tahmasb I. The city has been devastated by earthquakes more than once, and what remains is only a shadow of its former splendour, although there are some fine Safavid and Seljuk structures intact.
		The city was conquered by the Arabs in the 7th century as well as by the Mongols under the leadership of Genghis Khan in 13th century and Timurlane in the 14th century.
	www.sitara.com /iran/tour.html (8190 words)

	QAZVIN Ghazvin
		Qazvin province was separated from Tehran province in 1996 as a new province in divisions of the country.
		Qazvin and Takestan townships constitute the administrative and political limits of this province.
		The city was founded in the time of Sassanide Shapour I, famous as Shad Shapour, in order to prevent the invasions of Dialameh and it was gradually developed as the main nucleus of Qazvin city.
	www.irantour.org /Iran/city/QAZVIN.html (667 words)

	Qazvin (city): Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The name “Qazvin” or “Kasbin” is derived from Cas, an ancient tribe that lived south of the Caspian Sea (Caspian Sea: A large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world) millennia ago.
		Qazvin is also situated near Alamut (Alamut: alamut was once a mountain fortress in the arid hills south of the caspian sea, near...
		Qazvin was the capital of Persia (Persia: An empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC) for much of the 16th century (16th century: (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries)...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/qazvin_city (1441 words)

	WWW.GAMOH.ORG \| South Azerbaijan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Qazvin and Takestan townships coustitute the administrative and political limits of this province.
		The population of Qazvin province was 968.257 in 1996, out of which 57.11% were urban dwellers and 42.89% were lived in tîòàl areas.
		Presently, Qazvin city is one of the important cities of the ñîuntry and is considerably developed from economic and social points of view and also it is one of the centers of industrial, agricultural and service development of Iran.
	www.gamoh.org /en/qezvin_en.html (888 words)

	A Look at Economic Specifications of Qazvin Province
		Qazvin Province is bounded on the north and northeast to the provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran, on the east to Tehran Province, on the south to the provinces of Markazi (Central) and Hamedan and on the west to Zanjan Province.
		Qazvin includes a vast geographical area located between the northern latitude of 35.38 to 36.57 and longitude of 48.18 to 51.01 degrees and is 1,298 meters above sea level.
		Sheep: Qazvin is one of the pillars of stockbreeding in Iran.
	www.iccim.org /english/Magazine/iran_commerce/no1_2001/26.htm (2010 words)

	INDEX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Strengthening the middle cities and attention to the development of the cities inside them is of the defined activities of the 7th chapter of Agenda 21 and it was the base of the definition of the pilot city of Urban Tourism Development Program.
		Qazvin city in addition to having cultural and natural wealth and economical structure with a high potentiality, because of being industrial and nearness to Tehran is considered as one of the world's metropolises.
		With the promotion of living quality and residence in Qazvin as one of the middle cities and enhancement of public level of welfare and income of the residents this characteristic causes for this city to be an appropriate place for the attraction of the surplus of Tehran population and adjustment of informal settlement condition.
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	Qazvin, Iran, Pictures
		Qazvin, city in northwestern Iran, in Tehran (Teheran) Province.
		The city is the commercial center of the surrounding agricultural region.
		Qazvin was damaged by Mongol invasions in the 13th century.
	www.greatestcities.com /Middle_East/Iran/Qazvin_city.html (157 words)

	Iran Info
		From the early 1920s, the city was extensively modernized on a grid system, and this period marked the start of phenomenal population growth and uncontrolled urban development that continues to this day.
		This city was constructed to avoid the attacks of the Daylamites who lived in the northern highlands and gradually became the residence of more people.
		This city is bounded by the Alamut mountains on the north.
	www.iraninfo.8m.com (1958 words)

	Qazvin Province - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Qazvin is one of the 30 provinces of Iran.
		The name “Qazvin” or “Kasbin” is derived from Cas, an ancient tribe that lived south of the Caspian Sea millennia ago.
		Qazvin is also situated near Alamut, where the famous Hasan-i Sabbah, founder of the secret Ismaili order of the Assassins, operated from.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Qazvin_Province (1678 words)

	Tehran articles on Encyclopedia.com
		Tajrish TAJRISH [Tajrish], city, Tehran prov., N Iran, a suburb of Tehran.
		A center for agricultural trade as well as for road and rail, the city is also known for its rugs, pottery, metalwork, and carpets.
		Qazvin QAZVIN [Qazvin], city (1991 278,826), Tehran prov., NW Iran.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Tehran (366 words)

	iranian.com: Nima Kasraie, Qazvin water reservoirs
		Not many people know that the current city was founded by Shapur II in 250CE, and was made capital of Persia in 1548 by the Safavids, before moving it to Isfahan 50 years later.
		Qazvin was occupied by the Russians in both World Wars, and is where the famous coup d'etat was launched from that led to the rise of the first Pahlavi dynasty in 1921.
		All of Qazvin's ab anbar entrances have recently been gated for protection purposes, since these ab anbars are empty and closed to the public.
	www.iranian.com /Kasraie/2005/October/Qazvin (1545 words)

	Isfahan, Iran
		The city is geographically located at 51 degree 29 minutes eastern longitute and 32 degree 38 minutes northern latitude, in the lush Zayandeh-Rud plain, at the foothills of the Zagros mountain range.
		In 1387, the city was conquered in a bloody war with Tamerlane.
		The cities of Najaf-abad, Khaneh Isfahan, Khomeini-shahr, Shahin-shahr, Zarrin-shahr, and Fulad-e Mobarakeh all constitute the metropolitan city of Isfahan.
	creekin.net /c4362-n87-isfahan-iran.html (1110 words)

	Boston.com / Latest News / World
		Iranian men search for bodies in the village of Changireh, 75 miles from Qazvin city in the northwestern Qazvin province, which was completely destroyed by a powerful earthquake that hit northern and western Iran today.
		The earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit the city of Bouynzahra and was followed by 21 aftershocks, three of which exceeded 4.0 degrees in intensity.
		Mohammad Hossein Parvinian, Qazvin's deputy governor, told the news agency "50 to 90 percent" of 10 villages in the province were damaged.
	www.boston.com /news/daily/22/iran_quake.htm (1052 words)

	qazvin rugs QAZVIN rugs GHAZVIN carpets KAZVIN Antique kazvin Persain rugs Oldcarpet.com Information about oriental ...
		QAZVIN (GHAZVIN) rugs and carpets come in different sizes, but the majority of them are mid-size (4 x 6 to 8 x 10 feet).
		QAZVIN (GHAZVIN) is located in a vast plain 144 km (90 Miles) west of TEHRAN.
		After the invasion of Iran by Arabs (the Islamic conquests), this city was surrounded by one of the famous Arab commanders named Bera-ebn Azeb in the year 24 AH (644 CE).
	www.oldcarpet.com /qazvin.htm (381 words)

	Ahvaz, Iran
		The city replaced Susa, the ancient capital of Susiana, as the capital of what was then called Xuzestan.
		The city had two sections; the nobles of the city lived in one part while the other was inhabited by merchants (cf.
		Oil was found near Ahvaz in the early 20th century, and the city once again grew and prospered as a result of this newfound wealth.
	www.creekin.net /c4334-n87-ahvaz-iran.html (900 words)

	Tehran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Apparently the village would have remained undeveloped were it not for the devastation brought to the city of Ray (almost four miles south of Tehran) by the Mongols.
		Furthermore, it was located in the north, which was close to the tribal holdings of the Qajars and virtually on the frontier of the Qajar's perennial foe, the Turkmens.
		The visible reminder of his rule, however, is the Shahyad, the construction on which began in 1971, the same year that the celebration for the 2,500th anniversary of the foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus III the Great was held.
	www.iles.umn.edu /faculty/bashiri/Courses/Tehran.html (1061 words)

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		The city was traditionally inhabited by mestizos (people of mixed European and Indian descent) and criollos (Mexicans of European descent), but steady immigration from the countryside has given it a more Indian character.
		The city has marked topographical contrasts: Buda is built on the higher river terraces and hills of the western side, while the considerably larger Pest spreads out on a flat and featureless sand plain on the river's opposite bank.
		At the southeastern tip of the city, Xochimilco, another small town subsumed by the city, is a popular tourist destination because of its chinampas, or "floating gardens," boats made out of reeds on which the Indians have grown plants since pre-Columbian times.
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	Pars tourist agency (Iran map guide)
		The city of Tehran is the center of the province and the capital of the country, it is the central district of the province.
		The center of the province is the city of Rasht.
		The center of this province is the city of Sanandaj.
	www.key2persia.com /iranmap.htm (1415 words)

	Qazvin City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It was constructed to prevent the attacks of the Daylamites (926-1041 A.D.) who lived in the northen highlands.
		Qazvin is famous for its fine minutes and calligraphies.
		Qazvin is a variation of the word caspian.
	www.shadmehrtour.com /travel/qazvin.htm (71 words)

	Tehran, Iran
		Tehran is a lively city at the foot of the Alborz mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in western Asia.
		The city is dotted with mosques, churches and synagogues.
		Tahmasp I built a bazaar and a wall around the city, but it somewhat fell out of favour after Abbas I turned sick when he was passing the city to go to a war with the Uzbeks.
	creekin.net /c4416-n87-tehran-iran.html (1932 words)

	Qazvin - Iran Special Weapons Facilities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Qazvin (west of Tehran)is said to be one of Iran's major chemical weapons facilities, along with the facilities located at Damghan [the primary production facility], Esfahan and Parchin.
		Qazvin is the commercial center of the surrounding agricultural region.
		The city was founded in the 3rd century AD, and a mosque, now in ruins, was built here by Harun ar-Rashid in the 8th century.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/iran/facility/qazvin.htm (301 words)

	Iran's First Tourism Online Journal, Irangard, Launched by CHN
		Qazvin city is the first chosen international tourism city by the UN.
		Anna Tibaijuka, director general of the United Nations Human Settlement Program, from the city of Qazvin in January 2006, the case became more serious and some fundamental steps should be taken to turn the city of Qazvin into one of the main Iran's tourism destinations.
		Therefore, the first issue of Irangard online journal is dedicated to the city of Qazvin in which Qazvin's tourism attractions, UN's program about this city and its influence on the future of the city has been explained.
	www.payvand.com /news/06/mar/1094.html (300 words)

	Qazvin
		The city of Qazvin is said to be founded by the Sassanid king, Shapour I, known as Shad Shapour.
		He founded the city to prevent the invasions by Dialameh and set up castles and fortifications there.
		The province of Qazvin borders Gilan province on the north, Central Province on the south, Tehran Province on the east and the provinces of Zanjan and Hamedan on the west.
	hem.passagen.se /maveus/qazvin.htm (318 words)

	Gardeshyaran International Tours and Travel Agency
		Qazvin was probably founded by Shapur II, the king of Persia, in the 4th century AD.
		It was captured by the Arabs in 644.
		During World War I it was occupied by Russian forces and in 1941 the city was bombed by the Soviet air force.
	www.gardeshyaran.com /cities/showstatecity.asp?id=10 (146 words)

	Iran Daily - Arts & Culture - 12/08/05
		Amini House in Qazvin is an example of a historical building with striking features of Iranian architecture and Islamic art and culture.
		The building is situated on Qazvin’s Moulavi Street in the historical quarters of the city.
		Qazvin has a history of 7,000 years and more than 1,000 cultural heritage sites have been registered there.
	www.iran-daily.com /1384/2445/html/art.htm (1570 words)

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