Sagzābād

Sagzabad lies on the Qazvin plain, south of the Alborz mountains. Nearby mounds preserve a long sequence of settlement on the Iranian plateau. Tepe Sagzabad contains remains of the Bronze and Iron Ages, while neighbouring Zagheh and Qabrestan reach further back into the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods. Pottery, metal objects and traces of buildings show communities occupying the plain thousands of years before the medieval city of Qazvin became a major centre to the north.