Qazvin

Qazvin
  • کشور: ایران
  • شهر: Qazvin
  • جمعیت: 600,000 نفر
  • مساحت: 64,132 کیلومترمربع
Mahdi Sabbaghi

شهردار: Mahdi Sabbaghi

Mehdi Sabbaghi has a master's degree in management and is a doctoral student in defense policy. He is a retired IRGC guard and the current mayor of Qazvin city. At the 19th meeting of the 6th city council of Qazvin, a final vote was held among the members of the council to elect the new mayor of Qazvin. Voting Process Finally, Mehdi Sabbagh was elected as the 64th mayor of Qazvin city by getting 6 votes out of 9 votes of the members of the sixth period of Qazvin Islamic Council. He has work records including being a member of the academic board of Imam Hossein University (AS), the commander of the 4th Army Corps of the country, the head of Abgine volleyball club, the head of the Qazvin province volleyball board.

Qazvin , also Romanized as Qazvīn, Qazwin, Kazvin, Kasvin, Caspin, Casbin, Casbeen, or Ghazvin) is a city in the Central District of Qazvin County, Qazvin province, Iran, and serves as the capital of the district, county, and province. It is the largest city in Qazvin province.

Qazvin was a capital of the Safavid dynasty for over forty years (1555–1598) and nowadays is known as the calligraphy capital of Iran. It is famous for its traditional confectioneries (like baghlava), carpet patterns, poets, political newspaper and Pahlavi influence on its accent.

At the 2006 census, its population was 349,821 in 96,420 households. The following census in 2011 counted 381,598 people in 114,662 households. The 2016 census showed a population of 402,748 people in 127,154 households.

Located in 150 km (93 mi) northwest of Tehran, in the Qazvin Province, it is at an altitude of about 1,800 m (5,900 ft) above sea level. Due to its position at the south of the rugged Alborz range called KTS Atabakiyam, its climate is cold but dry.