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Qazvīn (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 36 16 47 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.2790 decimal degrees |
| Long: 050 00 18 E degrees minutes |
Long: 50.0050 decimal degrees |
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Note: Qazvīn is a major city in the province of Zanjān which stands on the site of an ancient city built by Sasanian monarch Shapur II (reg 309-79 CE), possibly a replacement for another ancient city built by Shapur I (reg 241-72 CE). An important city along the Silk Road, it gradually grew in size as a frontier town until the 10th century, when it consisted of an inner and outer city with two mosques. In 1220, the Mongols destroyed the city, but by the mid-15th century it had established itself as the capital of the province under Tahmasp I (reg 1524-76). Abbas I (reg 1588-1629) changed the capital to Esfahan, but the city has remained an important trade center. |
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| Qazvīn (preferred,C,V,display,O,Persian-Farsi (transliterated)-P)
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| Qazvin (C,V)
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| Qazwīn (C,V)
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| Kazvin (C,V)
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| Shad Shahpur (C,V)
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| Kashvin (C,V)
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............ | Sassanians name |
| قزوين (C,V,Persian-Farsi-P,U)
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Qazvīn (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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under the Safavid king, Shah Tahmasp |
| regional capital (C) |
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Silk Road .......... (road) |
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