Zanjan, an Old City in Iranian Azerbaijan
Zanjan is a city in the Central District of Zanjan County, Zanjan province, Iranian Azerbaijan, and serves as the capital of the county and of the province. Zanjan is a city in northwestern Iran.
It's an important cultural center, the birthplace of traditional Persian carpets and the largest center of their industrial and handicraft production.
The city lies 298 km northwest of Tehran on the main highway to Tabriz and Turkey, and approximately 125 km from the Caspian Sea. It is about 20 km south of the Qaflankuh Mountain Range. Zanjan is located at an altitude of 1638 m above sea level.
The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 430,871 people, making it the 20th largest city in Iran. The population of Zanjan consists mostly of Iranian Azeris who are bilingual in Azerbaijani and Persian. Approximately half of the population of Zanjan Province lives in Zanjan city. In a 2017 study, researchers concluded that Azerbaijani-speaking families in the city display language shift to Persian.
Zanjan is known for its handcrafts such as knives, traditional sandals, called charoogh, and malileh, a handcraft made with silver wires. Zanjani artists make many things like various decorative dishes and their special covers as well as silver jewelry. In ancient times, Zanjan was known for its stainless and sharp knives. But this tradition is gradually becoming extinct by introduction of Chinese-made knives into the market which are far cheaper, more abundant and less artistic.
Zanjan's population boasts the highest level of happiness among the people of 30 other provinces in Iran, according to a detailed survey conducted by ISNA.
The presence of valuable deposits of copper, gold, mercury, etc. around Zanjan, as well as its location on important trade routes with the Middle East, have created conditions for its historical socio-economic development.
The date of construction of the city of Zanjan hasn’t been determined yet. However, according to the 14th-century Iranian geographer Hamdallah Mustawfi, Zanjan was said to have been founded by the first Sasanian ruler Ardashir I (224–242).
Zanjan has a cold semi-arid climate with hot, dry summers and cold, moist winters, often with snowfall. Precipitation is very low, and mostly falls between October and May. On February 13, 2020, a temperature of -21.0 °C was recorded.
Zanjan has a very bizarre pattern of natural landscapes, and in summer it has pleasant air.
The city of Zanjan is also rich in historical monuments, and in this respect, it is a living chronicle of the history of Azerbaijan. There are about a hundred caravanserais, 20 baths, more than 50 mosques, many tombs and other historical monuments in the city.
Among its important sights it is necessary to mention the historical complex of the Zanjan bazaar. Jameh Mosque of Zanjan - the central mosque of Zanjan is also known as the Seyyed Mosque, this was constructed in 1826 during the Qajar-era, by one of Fath-Ali Shah's sons.
Tofighi's building is related to last parts of Qajar-era and Pahlavi-era. Match company is related to Pahlavi's era and located on Safa street. Dadamaan Hotel Zanjan initially served as a caravanserai and then for approximately 80 years it was the house of one of Zanjan's scholars, Sheikh Jalal Ashabi. The Sangi Caravanserai (stone caravanserai) is an ancient roadside inn, constructed in Safavi-era and was converted into a restaurant in the 1990s. The Rakhtshooy Khaneh Edifice is a historical wash-house and Iranian national heritage site, that is currently being used as Zanjan anthropological museum. One of the important city sights must be recognized as Mir-Baha-ud-Din Bridge. It is located in one of the southern suburbs of Zanjan on the road leading to Kurdistan.
The city's industrial enterprises cover the following areas.
• Lead
• Zinc
• Pasteurized milk
• Chemical productions
• Weaving
• Cotton
• Food productions
• Transformator
• Electrical productions
The most famous handicrafts are knives, charuq (a local style of women's shoes, similar to clodhopper shoes), filigree and gilding.
Zanjan is also home to several universities such as:
• University of Zanjan
• Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
• Islamic Azad University of Zanjan
• Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences
Zanjan is known for having one of the best indoor sport climbing walls in the Middle East, located in Enghelab sports complex.
Sister cities of Zanjan:
• Trabzon, Turkey
• Malacca, Malaysia
You can enjoy wonderful background music while watching the video.
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Azerbaijani music performed by a local pianist Hebib Hebibov, as well as by an electrical saz performer.
It's an important cultural center, the birthplace of traditional Persian carpets and the largest center of their industrial and handicraft production.
The city lies 298 km northwest of Tehran on the main highway to Tabriz and Turkey, and approximately 125 km from the Caspian Sea. It is about 20 km south of the Qaflankuh Mountain Range. Zanjan is located at an altitude of 1638 m above sea level.
The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 430,871 people, making it the 20th largest city in Iran. The population of Zanjan consists mostly of Iranian Azeris who are bilingual in Azerbaijani and Persian. Approximately half of the population of Zanjan Province lives in Zanjan city. In a 2017 study, researchers concluded that Azerbaijani-speaking families in the city display language shift to Persian.
Zanjan is known for its handcrafts such as knives, traditional sandals, called charoogh, and malileh, a handcraft made with silver wires. Zanjani artists make many things like various decorative dishes and their special covers as well as silver jewelry. In ancient times, Zanjan was known for its stainless and sharp knives. But this tradition is gradually becoming extinct by introduction of Chinese-made knives into the market which are far cheaper, more abundant and less artistic.
Zanjan's population boasts the highest level of happiness among the people of 30 other provinces in Iran, according to a detailed survey conducted by ISNA.
The presence of valuable deposits of copper, gold, mercury, etc. around Zanjan, as well as its location on important trade routes with the Middle East, have created conditions for its historical socio-economic development.
The date of construction of the city of Zanjan hasn’t been determined yet. However, according to the 14th-century Iranian geographer Hamdallah Mustawfi, Zanjan was said to have been founded by the first Sasanian ruler Ardashir I (224–242).
Zanjan has a cold semi-arid climate with hot, dry summers and cold, moist winters, often with snowfall. Precipitation is very low, and mostly falls between October and May. On February 13, 2020, a temperature of -21.0 °C was recorded.
Zanjan has a very bizarre pattern of natural landscapes, and in summer it has pleasant air.
The city of Zanjan is also rich in historical monuments, and in this respect, it is a living chronicle of the history of Azerbaijan. There are about a hundred caravanserais, 20 baths, more than 50 mosques, many tombs and other historical monuments in the city.
Among its important sights it is necessary to mention the historical complex of the Zanjan bazaar. Jameh Mosque of Zanjan - the central mosque of Zanjan is also known as the Seyyed Mosque, this was constructed in 1826 during the Qajar-era, by one of Fath-Ali Shah's sons.
Tofighi's building is related to last parts of Qajar-era and Pahlavi-era. Match company is related to Pahlavi's era and located on Safa street. Dadamaan Hotel Zanjan initially served as a caravanserai and then for approximately 80 years it was the house of one of Zanjan's scholars, Sheikh Jalal Ashabi. The Sangi Caravanserai (stone caravanserai) is an ancient roadside inn, constructed in Safavi-era and was converted into a restaurant in the 1990s. The Rakhtshooy Khaneh Edifice is a historical wash-house and Iranian national heritage site, that is currently being used as Zanjan anthropological museum. One of the important city sights must be recognized as Mir-Baha-ud-Din Bridge. It is located in one of the southern suburbs of Zanjan on the road leading to Kurdistan.
The city's industrial enterprises cover the following areas.
• Lead
• Zinc
• Pasteurized milk
• Chemical productions
• Weaving
• Cotton
• Food productions
• Transformator
• Electrical productions
The most famous handicrafts are knives, charuq (a local style of women's shoes, similar to clodhopper shoes), filigree and gilding.
Zanjan is also home to several universities such as:
• University of Zanjan
• Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
• Islamic Azad University of Zanjan
• Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences
Zanjan is known for having one of the best indoor sport climbing walls in the Middle East, located in Enghelab sports complex.
Sister cities of Zanjan:
• Trabzon, Turkey
• Malacca, Malaysia
You can enjoy wonderful background music while watching the video.
Indian Music No Copyright | Indian Fusion By BeatbyShahed | No Copyright Music
-------------------------------------------------------------
BeatbyShahed
/ djshahmoneybeatz
Facebook: beatbyshahed
SoundCloud: djshahmoneybeatz
Instagram: imshahed
Azerbaijani music performed by a local pianist Hebib Hebibov, as well as by an electrical saz performer.
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