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Gazerkhan Village, Qazvin (Alamoot) The Gazerkhan Village is one of the reputed villages in the Alamoot region of Qazvin. The village has four plane trees in the village square dating to a thousand years of age. To the south of the square, connected to each other is a mosque and school. The construction has been built of black stone and gypsum in the form of a rectangle building. The wall bears an inscription. Within the chamber of the tomb there are 18 graves covered with gypsum. On both sides of external facade there are the remains of two towers. It is believed that the construction was built in the 7th century A.H. and repaired in 852 A.H. Harzavil Village, Qazvin The ancient village of Harzavil is located between the Loshan Bridge and the Sefid Rood Dam Lake. The houses of this village have been constructed with wood, stone, and clay. Between each row of houses, there is a narrow lane. In front of some of the houses, there is a covered verandah, its ceiling supported by wooden beams. Nasser Khosrow paid a visit to this village in the year 438 A.H. In this village there is an archaic and famous cypress tree searing upwards with the age of thousand year. In the long past, this village was en route the Silk Road. |
