https://parstoday.ir/en/news/discover_iran_qazvin SAHAR for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. SAHAR News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local english 60 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:07:22 GMT https://parstoday.ir/en/news/iran-i246100-kharraqan_twin_towers_in_qazvin_and_the_brilliance_of_iranian_brick_architecture https://media.parstoday.ir/image/4cc153a0b196ac2qiv2.jpg https://parstoday.ir/en/news/iran-i246100-kharraqan_twin_towers_in_qazvin_and_the_brilliance_of_iranian_brick_architecture Pars Today- The Kharaqan Towers are considered the earliest examples of double-shell domes in Iran, in which the double-shell system separates the structural functions of the dome from its exterior architectural form. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:02:03 GMT https://parstoday.ir/en/news/iran-i246098-qazvin's_alamut_castle_a_legendary_fortress_in_alborz_mountains_and_new_unesco_heritage_site https://media.parstoday.ir/image/4cc13ec42c908b2qiue.jpg https://parstoday.ir/en/news/iran-i246098-qazvin's_alamut_castle_a_legendary_fortress_in_alborz_mountains_and_new_unesco_heritage_site Pars Today- Alamut Castle in Qazvin Province, northwestern Iran, was never conquered by a direct military attack throughout its history. Hassan Sabbah seized it through a political strategy in 1090, while the Mongols only managed to force its surrender in 1256, after the Nizari Ismailis’ surrounding defensive network had collapsed. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:32:21 GMT https://parstoday.ir/en/news/iran-i246058-qazvin_the_beating_heart_of_iran’s_centuries_old_calligraphy_tradition https://media.parstoday.ir/image/4cc1bf0b8f0d3c2qibc.jpg https://parstoday.ir/en/news/iran-i246058-qazvin_the_beating_heart_of_iran’s_centuries_old_calligraphy_tradition Pars Today- Qazvin Province, located in northwestern Iran, 130 kilometers west of Tehran, has been deeply intertwined with the art of Persian calligraphy for centuries. Sun, 13 Sep 2026 05:34:23 GMT https://parstoday.ir/en/news/iran-i246056-qale_kord_cave_in_qazvin_where_visitors_encounter_ancient_origins_of_human_life https://media.parstoday.ir/image/4cc18bce27b0e12qid8.jpg https://parstoday.ir/en/news/iran-i246056-qale_kord_cave_in_qazvin_where_visitors_encounter_ancient_origins_of_human_life Long before modern humans existed, another kind of human was already living in a cave west of Qazvin, and the tools and teeth they left behind are now rewriting Iran’s human story. Sat, 12 Sep 2026 07:23:24 GMT