Along with other historical and natural attractions of Zanjan province, handicrafts in this province manifest the skill and idea of artists and craftsmen who have displayed the cultural identity of this land and territory in their crafts.
Some of the ...
The historical complex of the Zolfaqary edifice (Zolfaghari House) is located in the central network of the old part of the Zanjan city. This comprises of the so called interior buildings (which mainly sheltered the women of the household and was their ...
Imamzadeh Seyed Ibrahim is the mausoleum of Ebrahim Bin Moosa Bin Jaffar or Ebrahim Bin Mohammad Ben Abdollah Ben Alhasan Ben Alabas Ben Ali. The structure was renovated and repaired in the year 1971. The dome of which is vaulted or arched internally ...
Khanum mosque:
This mosque is located in Fakhim-ul-Doleh District and belongs to Qajar era. It doesn’t have any dome and there are two very beautiful minarets. the mosque was built by one of the most powerful women of Iran means Jamileh Khanom daughter ...
Goljik cave is located in the heights facing the Haj Arah village of Zanjan. At present no road way facilities are provided and the only way to get there is to trek. This large cave has come about from limestone deposits. Remnants in these caves date ...
Chehel Sotoun Mosque which is one of the most important mosques in Zanjan and the most famous Howze Elmiyeh in the Qajar era is located in bazaar of Zanjan. The mosque is in the southeast of Seyed Zanjan Mosque, and is built as a four-balcony style.
According ...
Katalehkhor Cave (Katale Khor) is located 140 km. south west of Zanjan, in the southern skirts of the Saqizloo mountains. The inlet to this cave stands 6-8 m. above a dry river. The name, Katale Khor, means "mount of the sun".
The beauty of this cave ...
Mirzaei Mosque (Mirzaei Najafi Mosque) is located in the 'Lower' bazaar area and has been most probably constructed in the late Safavid era to early Qajar period. This mosque is divided into two parts named as being the ancient beauty for nocturnal ...
Other peaks or summits are named as, Baba Gildar (west of Halab village, Zanjan), Chaal in the village of Khorjahan Zanjan, Qibleh Daq in the village of Zarin Abad Zanjan. Yaan Balaq Daqi Sandan Daqi, Arkan, Sefid and many others.
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