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Qazvin
City in Qazvin province, Iran

Qazvin

Qazvin is a city in the Central District of Qazvin County, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.

Plan a trip to Qazvin→From Karaj

It is the largest city in the province.

Get in

Getting to Qazvin

The nearest international airports are Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA IATA) and Mehrabad International Airport THR IATA, both in Tehran. Arriving at either airport you can easily hire a taxi, get bus or train to take you to Qazvin. Make sure to hire a registered taxi and agree on payment before you set off. Your taxi fare to Qazvin from IKA is around US$50 (July 2017) and from MIA is around US$40.

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    Qazvin

    Buses depart very frequently from near Azadi Square in Tehran.

See

Worth seeing

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    Alamut Castle

    From Qazvin you can do a day trip to the mountains of Alborz.

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    Sa'd al-Saltaneh Caravanserai

    Built during the Qajar era, this is one of the preserved urban caravanserais in Iran.

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    Tomb of Hamdallah Mustawfi
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    Jameh Mosque of Qazvin

    One of the oldest mosques in Iran, and is the grand, congregational mosque (Jāmeh) of Qazvīn city.

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    Al-Nabi Mosque

    Also known as the Soltani Mosque, this massive mosque was built in 1787, with some parts dating back to the Safavid dynasty era.

Do

Things to do

Wander in the bazaars. Have a break at Negarossaltaneh Café located at Rasteh Vazeer, Sad-o-saltaneh complex. Visiting famous parks Mashahir in Shahrdai Street Barajin (Fadak) (10 km from Qazvin) Melat Afarinesh Varchor Waterfall in Razjerd (25 km from Qazvin) Visit Qazvin Museum Kantour Church Hammam Qajar Aminiha Hosseiniyeh Imamzade Hossein Nabi Mosque Jame Mosque Sepah Street (first street of Iran) Chehel Sotoun…

Eat

Where to eat

Food in Iran is a delicacy, and is made up of a whole range of Middle Eastern influences. Do eat chelo kebab in one of the many restaurants in Qazvin. This meal is pretty much a standard dish in Iran, however Qazvin does have its own regional variations on the dish. The famous Qazvinian food is called "Gheime Nesar".

How locals move

Getting around Qazvin the local way

  • Get inThe normal rate for a shared taxi from Tehran to Qazvin is US$5-9.
  • Get around{{see | name | url | address 36.4455 | long | phone | hours | wikidata 2026-07-26 | content=From Qazvin you can do a day trip to the mountains of Alborz.
  • Go nextApart from Alamut, a day trip to Alborz has a lot of impressive landscapes to offer along with some other castles from Hasan's time.

From Wikivoyage: Qazvin, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Mostafameraji (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.