Sain Qaleh
City in Zanjan province, Iran
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Sain Qaleh (Persian: صائين قلعه)[a] is a city in the Central District of Abhar County, Zanjan province, Iran.[5]
Demographics
In literature
The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi mentioned Sa'in Qal'eh in his Nuzhat al-Qulub: he referred to "the village called Quhūd, which the Mongols call Sāin Qal'ah, and which is the chief of all those neighboring hamlets".[8] He also wrote that it was close to the castle of Sarjahan.[8]
Notable people
- Ibrahim al-Musawi al-Zanjani (1925–1999), Islamic scholar and writer.
