Qīdar

Qeydar lies in the uplands west of Qazvin and takes its name from a shrine associated with Qeydar, traditionally identified as a son of Ishmael. The tomb stands beneath a dome in a rectangular building, a place of pilgrimage in the surrounding mountain country. The shrine's older structure was restored in the Ilkhanid period, and its decorated interior reflects later work. The sacred site gives the settlement a religious identity distinct from the cultivated plains and roads that surround it.