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Qazvin

American  
[kaz-veen] / kæzˈvin /
Or Kazvin

noun

  1. a city in NW Iran, NW of Teheran: capital of Persia in the 16th century.


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Talibshah's work in Qazvin in northern Iran helped support seven people -- his mother, father, brothers and sisters -- at a time when drought had made farming difficult, if not impossible, back home.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Videos on Friday showed overnight demonstrations in several neighbourhoods in Tehran as well as in the cities of Karaj, Isfahan, Qazvin, Rasht, Arak, Mashhad, Sanandaj, Qorveh, and Izeh in Khuzestan province.

From Reuters • Feb. 17, 2023

Tahmasp also moved his capital from Tabriz to Qazvin, closer to the Caspian Sea and at less risk of capture or siege by Ottoman forces.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Monir Shahroudy, as she was born, was raised in the northern Iranian city of Qazvin among peach, almond and walnut trees.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2019

Protests have taken place in at least half a dozen cities, including Karaj, Qazvin, Qaemshahr, Dorud and Tuyserkan, it said.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2018