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Encyclopedia Britannica



KAZVIN

This article appears in Volume V15, Page 705 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: JUN-KHA
KAZVIN , a province and town of Persia. The province is situated N.W. of
Teheran
  and S. of Gilan. On the W. it is bounded by
Khamseh
 . It pays a yearly revenue of about k22,000, and contains many rich villages which produce much grain and fruit,
great
  quantities of the latter being dried and exported.
Kazvin, the
capital
  of the province, is situated at an
elevation
  of 4165 ft., in 36 15' N. and 50 E., and 92 M. by road from
Teheran
 . The city is said to have been founded in the 4th century by the
Sassanian
  king Shapur II (309379). It has been repeatedly damaged by earthquakes. Many of its streets and most of the magnificent buildings seen there by Chardin in 1674 and other travellers during the 17th century are in ruins. The most remarkable remains are the palace of the Safawid shahs and the mosque with its large blue
dome
 . In the 16th century Shah Tahmasp I. (15241576) made Kazvin his
capital
 , and it remained so till Shah Abbas I. (15871629) transferred the seat of government to Isfahan. The town still bears the title Dar es Salteneh, " the seat of government." Kazvin has many baths and cisterns fed by underground canals. The system of irrigation formerly carried on by these canals rendered the plain of Kazvin one of the most fertile regions in Persia; now most of the canals are choked up. The city has a population of about 50,000 and a thriving transit trade, particularly since 2899 when the carriage road between Resht and Teheran with Kazvin as a half-way stage was opened under the auspices of the Russian
Enzeli-Teheran Road Company."
Great
  quantities of
rice
 ,
XV. 23fish and silk are brought to it from Gilan for distribution in Persia and export to Turkey.


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