Qazvin
Province
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. He concentrated his army there. Gradually his military base
expanded and created the main base of Qazvin city. It used to be an
important gate of access to Tabarestan and Mazandaran (Khazar/Caspian)
Lake.
Geographical
features
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. It is 1,304 meters
above the sea.
Geographically, it serves as a bridge, linking the country with northern
and western regions as well as the Caucasus republics and Europe. Until
1997, it was part of Tehran but was later separated. It turned into a
province along with the cities of Takestan. It has two towns, 10
districts, 12 cities, 37 villages and 936 small villages.
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Cultural
and artistic features
According to Greek historians, prior to the
coming of Aryans to the Iranian plateau, there were people living in
northern valleys of t he land, called Mard or Amard. They were brave
fighters. The language of the people of Qazvin was the language of
eylami. It was the language of people in present Rudbar and Alamut.
Today the people speak a language similar to Pahlavi. Gradually the
language went into oblivion and substituted by present Persian. After
rule of Seljuks, Turkish Language spread in parts of Iran. Today most
parts of Qazvin speak in Turkish Language. There are also regions in the
province who speak in the Persian language.
Historical
Based on documents available, the province
dates back to Medians 9th century before Christ. It was invaded by
various tribes, including Dialameh tribes of Tabarestan. It used to be
inhabited in the fourth and fifth millenniums B.C.
Handicrafts: Tile making, engraved wood works, embossed plaster design
works, carpet weaving, mirror making and calligraphy.
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