History of Tabriz

Tabriz is the most populated city in Azerbaijan district of Iran, one of the historical capitals of Iran and the present capital of East Azerbaijan province. People in Tabriz are well known for their Religiosity, courage and freedom-loving.

Considering the exact date of urban settlement in Tabriz, is difficult. According to some researchers, the current city of Tabriz was built on the ruins of Tavrez city which was the capital of Armenia during the rule of Parthians of Armenia. It is written in the “history of Iran” book, Cambridge University Press: Tabriz city was built in the early Sassanid period (third or fourth centuries A.D.) or most likely in the seventh century.

Although the pre-Islamic history of Tabriz city is uncertain but fortunately the post-Islamic history is clear. The city has been destroyed and rebuilt many times throughout the history. The city was very popular at the beginning of the Islamic period. Tabriz was the capital city of Iran in Kharazmshahian, ilxanan, Qara Qoyunlu and Aq Qoyunlu periods, the first capital of Safavid Empire, and the beginner of the Constitutional Revolution against the tyranny of Mohammad Ali Shah.

Proximity of the city to Iran and Ottoman border led the city to be vulnerable to the ottoman threats; so that it was occupied by Ottoman many times and because of that Shah Tahmasp I, the second Safavid Emperor of Iran decided to transfer the capital to Qazvin. During the Safavid period, Tabriz resumed the commercial and economic boom of the Mongol patriarch period. After an economic depression, Tabriz was again revived during the Qajar dynasty and was used as residence center of Iranian Crown Prince.

Asma Behtash

I’m Asma Behtash, the chairwoman of the board of Binesh Faragir Ark Safar Company. I have a bachelor’s degree in Tourism Management and a Master’s degree in Ecotourism at University of Tabriz. From my early years at the university, I became interested in tourism and decided to work in this topic in addition to studying. So, I began to produce tourism content for the tourism publication of Safarnameh Ark. Also I worked alongside my talented teammates on the Journal of Kuleposhti, the Quarterly of the Geography and Tourism Academic Society at University of Tabriz, as an editor. Since 2014, our business has been launched under the name of Arktourism, a website dedicated to the production of specialized tourism content. I am interested in cultural topics and write about the culture of Tabriz in the Arktourism website. I am fluent in Persian, English and Turkish. Tour guiding and performing events are among my favorite activities. Since 2017, I have also been working on the project of One Minute With Tabriz, a project to produce video content for the beautiful city of Tabriz.

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