{"id":73841,"date":"2024-02-17T17:01:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T17:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/?p=73841"},"modified":"2026-11-05T01:15:57","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T01:15:57","slug":"sad-al-saltaneh-caravanserai-qazvin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/sad-al-saltaneh-caravanserai-qazvin\/","title":{"rendered":"Sa&#8217;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai in Qazvin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sa\u2019d al-Saltaneh is a late Qajar commercial complex in central Qazvin. Its covered lanes meet at a domed chaharsuq, or market crossroads, and passages lead from there to courtyards that once served traders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UNESCO inscribed Sa\u2019d al-Saltaneh in 2023 as one of 54 components of The Persian Caravanserai. The inscription covers this component of the serial property. The surrounding Qazvin bazaar is a separate place to explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enter from Imam Khomeini Street and follow the covered passage to the crossroads. Look up at the tiled dome before turning off into a courtyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/iran-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"398\" title=\"SURFIRAN Tours\"  src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/surfiran-tours-2.jpg\" alt=\"SURFIRAN Tours\" class=\"wp-image-65259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/surfiran-tours-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/surfiran-tours-2-780x310.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/surfiran-tours-2-768x306.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/surfiran-tours-2-300x119.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/sad-al-saltaneh-caravanserai-qazvin\/#visiting-sad-al-saltaneh-caravanserai\" >Visiting Sa&#8217;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/sad-al-saltaneh-caravanserai-qazvin\/#historical-overview\" >Historical Overview<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/sad-al-saltaneh-caravanserai-qazvin\/#sad-al-saltaneh-caravanserai-architecture\" >Sa&#8217;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai Architecture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/sad-al-saltaneh-caravanserai-qazvin\/#what-to-see\" >What to See<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/sad-al-saltaneh-caravanserai-qazvin\/#getting-to-sad-al-saltaneh-caravanserai\" >Getting to Sa&#8217;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/sad-al-saltaneh-caravanserai-qazvin\/#around-sad-al-saltaneh-nearby-qazvin-sites\" >Around Sa&#8217;d al-Saltaneh: Nearby Qazvin Sites<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/sad-al-saltaneh-caravanserai-qazvin\/#final-words\" >Final Words<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-visiting-sa-d-al-saltaneh-caravanserai\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"visiting-sad-al-saltaneh-caravanserai\"><\/span>Visiting Sa&#8217;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" title=\"Sa&apos;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai in Qazvin\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Visiting-Sad-al-Saltaneh-Caravanserai-in-Qazvin-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sa&apos;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai in Qazvin\" class=\"wp-image-73970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Visiting-Sad-al-Saltaneh-Caravanserai-in-Qazvin-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Visiting-Sad-al-Saltaneh-Caravanserai-in-Qazvin-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Visiting Sa&#8217;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai in Qazvin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The complex was built on the orders of Qazvin governor Sa\u2019d al-Saltaneh during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah. Its location within the city puts it close to the surrounding shops, places of worship and public squares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Craft shops occupy some of the former trading spaces. Browse when shops are open and leave the passage clear when you stop to look at the brickwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-historical-overview\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"historical-overview\"><\/span>Historical Overview<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" title=\"Sa&apos;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai in Qazvin\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sad-al-Saltaneh-Caravanserai-Courtyard-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sa&apos;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai in Qazvin\" class=\"wp-image-73971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sad-al-Saltaneh-Caravanserai-Courtyard-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sad-al-Saltaneh-Caravanserai-Courtyard-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sa&#8217;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai Courtyard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The complex takes its name from Mohammad Baqer Khan Sa\u2019d al-Saltaneh, the governor who commissioned it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visitiran.ir\/attraction\/caravanserai-sa%E2%80%99d-al-saltaneh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Iran<\/a> describes the caravanserai as an important trading centre before the First World War and records its subsequent decline and restoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sa-d-al-saltaneh-caravanserai-architecture\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"sad-al-saltaneh-caravanserai-architecture\"><\/span>Sa&#8217;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai Architecture <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" title=\"Sa&apos;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai in Qazvin\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sad-al-Saltaneh-Caravanserai-Architecture-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sa&apos;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai in Qazvin\" class=\"wp-image-73974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sad-al-Saltaneh-Caravanserai-Architecture-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sad-al-Saltaneh-Caravanserai-Architecture-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sa&#8217;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai Architecture <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan links covered shop rows, smaller trading halls, courtyards and former animal stalls. The sequence is easiest to see by walking from a narrow passage into the crossroads and then out into a courtyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the chaharsuq, the market lanes open into a broad space under the dome. Stand to the side of the flow of people and look up at the coloured tilework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The courtyards offer a different view from the covered lanes. Look back toward the passages to see how the open and roofed parts of the complex connect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-to-see\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-to-see\"><\/span>What to See<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"780\" title=\"Sa&apos;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai in Qazvin\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sad-al-Saltaneh-Caravanserai-Qazvin-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sa&apos;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai in Qazvin\" class=\"wp-image-73977\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sa&#8217;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai, Qazvin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have only a short stop, see the domed crossroads and one courtyard. Add the side passages and shops if you have more time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visit Iran also identifies a museum devoted to the Shahnameh and Persian mythology within the complex. If it is part of your plan, ask about museum admission separately from access to the lanes and courtyards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-getting-to-sa-d-al-saltaneh-caravanserai\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"getting-to-sad-al-saltaneh-caravanserai\"><\/span>Getting to Sa&#8217;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" title=\"Sa&apos;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai in Qazvin\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Way-to-Sad-al-Saltaneh-Caravanserai-in-Qazvin-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sa&apos;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai in Qazvin\" class=\"wp-image-73980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Way-to-Sad-al-Saltaneh-Caravanserai-in-Qazvin-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Way-to-Sad-al-Saltaneh-Caravanserai-in-Qazvin-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Way to Sa&#8217;d al Saltaneh Caravanserai in Qazvin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use Sabzeh Meydan as a landmark in central Qazvin. The caravanserai entrance on Imam Khomeini Street is a short walk from the square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-around-sa-d-al-saltaneh-nearby-qazvin-sites\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"around-sad-al-saltaneh-nearby-qazvin-sites\"><\/span>Around Sa&#8217;d al-Saltaneh: Nearby Qazvin Sites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"780\" title=\"Sa&apos;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai in Qazvin\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/a-View-of-Sad-al-Saltaneh-Caravanserai-Courtyard-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sa&apos;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai in Qazvin\" class=\"wp-image-73988\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">a View of Sa&#8217;d al Saltaneh Caravanserai Courtyard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continue toward the Nabi Mosque and the adjoining bazaar if you want to see more of the historic commercial quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chehel Sotun Palace is another stop around Sabzeh Meydan. It works well before or after the caravanserai if you want to compare a palace with a commercial building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1e0e7c;line-height:.9\"><strong>BOOK ONLINE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" id=\"schedule-a-visit\" style=\"color:#1e0e7c;font-size:30px;line-height:1.15\">Iran Hotels Online<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7d812b4c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/orienttrips.com\/hotel?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=surfiran\" style=\"border-radius:50px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#f94931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-final-words\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"final-words\"><\/span>Final Words<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The domed junction and courtyards are the best way to understand the complex in a single visit. Leave extra time for the surrounding bazaar if you are interested in how it fits into central Qazvin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read More<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-related-links\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/qazvin-bazaar\/\">Qazvin Grand Bazaar<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/persian-caravanserai\/\">Persian Caravanserai: Roadside Inns on Iran&#8217;s Silk Road<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/qazvin-travel-guide\/\">Qazvin Travel Guide<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/persian-caravanserai\/\">Top 7 Ancient Caravanserais to Stay in While in Iran<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/persian-caravanserai\/\">Top 5 Caravanserais to Visit in Iran<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover Sa&#8217;d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai in Qazvin, recognized by UNESCO. 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