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Qazvin province with total area of 15820 km2 is surrounded by Gilan, Mazandaran, Tehran, Markazi , Hamadan and Zenjan provinces. Its capital is Qazvin city which is 140 km for from Tehran. Gazvin has a one million population. Separation of Qazvin from Tehran province and Takestan from Zanjan province resulted in birth of new province called Qazvin. This province has tree major towns: Qavin, Takestan and Bouinzahra. Anaj, Abyek and Rudbar-e-Almut are other districts of this province. Northern and southern parts of this province are mountainous. Intermountainous plains like Qazvin, Abhar, Soltanieh and Khamseh with high fertile land is one of the most characteristic physiographic features of this province. Qazvin province, due to its favorable climatic Conditions and the abundance of very fertile lands is one of the most important agricultural poles of the country. In this territory all kinds of torrid (warm climate) and cold climate corps are grown. This province is also an important industrial and mining pole of the country. It has a high mineral resource potential.