Attractive
Nature of Givi
Givi town constitutes 7 percent of the area of the
Ardabil province. Bajilar Daghlari (which means The
Sisters Mountains in Azeri Turkic) extend between Givi
and Miyaneh. Givi Town is situated in a mountainous
region, with temperate mountainous climate on the west
skirts of the Baghru (Talesh) Mountains. The average
annual precipitation of the region exceeds 350
millimetres (14 in). Arpa-Chay, Givi-Chay, Sangava (Sangour)
Chay are the important rivers of the town which join to
Qiziluzan river in the borders Miyaneh.
History of the Givi Town
The history of the Givi and Khalkhal dates back to
pre-Islam. The town was named Dord-Evlar (Dörd Evlər:
which means the four houses in Azeri Turkic)
because only four families were living there, when Islam
entered there during Umar age, they converted to Islam.
It is said that during Yazid Ibn Moavieh (Umavi Dynasty)
ruling, the king of the region was requested to send
army forces to fight with Imam Hossein (AS); some of the
inhabitants started a departure, but in the southwest of
the town in current location of municipality a man named
Vouroush Qojasi (Pir-e Jangi, The Oldman of Battle)
prevented them, while people killed him. Since then,
this place has been known as Qoja-Vouroushchu or Pir-e
Jangi. In the passion plays of the mourning month of
Muharram (lunar calendar), people say the following: Oh,
Hossein, some troops have departed from Khakhal, Ardabil
and Zanjan and etc. Of course, it is more likely to be
an imagination. The oldest educational center of the
town named Hafez School was established in 1940 and its
municipality was established on April 7, 1957.
Scenery of Givi
Givi town has much natural scenery, green mountains, and
beautiful parks; tourist attractive points of the town
include Isti Sou (Warm Water) spa, peaceful and soft
mountainous climate of the region and medical effects of
spas, which attract many tourists during summer every
year, especially from Tehran. Natural scenery of the
town includes: Roustam dashi (Rostam’s Stone), Dash
Hamam, Zinjirovpir, Bouzlouq (glacier), Havashanaq
Village, Sarmistan or Salmistan, Mashgoul, Mashgul
Manbari, Firouzabad bridge, earth dams such as
Qara-Qishlaq.
Havashanaq glacier
Havashanaq glacier is located some 5.6 km from the town,
opposite a spa and close to Havashanaq village. The
glacier lies in a bulk of rocks and large stones as a
cave and is known as Bouzlouq (Buzluq). The cave is
located six meters deep in the ground. During warm
months, the walls of the cave start freezing, and one
should be careful when entering the cave, while in
winter no bit of ice can be found there. Another
well-known Bouzlouq (glacier) is located in the cross
point of Firouz-Abad river and Qiziluzan River and is
known as Atash Cottage. Atash Amou lived in Mashkoul and
he always put his dairy products such as butter in it to
take advantage of inner coldness of the glacier. There
is another glacier in Zarajuva (Zaraj Abad) Village,
which is known as Yashli Bouzli (old glacier).
Spas
The spas
of the town have several local and overall biologic
effects on the body. Cutaneous effects include improving
skin tissues and its general effects include recovering
body metabolism. Spas are a type of natural resources.
The most important spa in the town is Isti Sou (Warm
water) or Givi-Souyu, which is located five kilometers
from Givi-Khalkhal (Hiroabad) Road. Of the other known
spas in the town is Dash-Hamam (Stone Bath) Spa, which
is located in the northeast of the town, among gardens.
Men swim in Dash-Hamam on Fridays and Mondays, and the
women can use it during the rest of weekdays. However,
before incumbency of Mr.Mokhtar Jamili (former mayor of
the town), men were allowed to use the spa only on
Fridays. Dash-Hamam has two cold and warm spas.
Isti Sou Spa or Givi Souyu
The spa is located five kilometers from Givi town, on
the way of Ardabil-Khalkhal road, on a mountain. Water
temperature measures 45 °C (113 °F). Local people
believe that cutaneous and particular disease such as
rheumatism and articular pain can be treated by swimming
in the spa. Thus, loading and unloading of the spa may
last for some hours. The temperature is so high that one
cannot enter in it gradually therefore it is better to
enter in the spa suddenly.
Dash Hamam (Stone Bath)
This bath is located east of Givi town, among gardens,
beside Givi Chay River, close to Dalikli Dash (The Pored
Stone) and inside in a carved rock. Men can use the bath
on Friday and nights, and women refer to at rest of the
week. After incumbency of municipality by the mayor, Mr.
Mokhtar Jamili, the program changed, and men can use the
bath in Fridays and Mondays and women during the rest of
week. The water of the bath is supplied from two hot and
cold-water spa is useful for removing kidney stone. Some
of the inhabitants take the water to their homes and
brew tea by the water of spa. Unlike other bathes, which
one may feel thirsty after bath, in this bath you will
feel starving.
Zinjirovpir (Sinjrovpir)
Zinjirovpir is one example of the beautiful natural
scenery of Givi town, which is located in the southeast,
and east of the city on the mountain. The appellation
refers to a fiction, which says that a devout girl who
was tortured by the gangs requested God to disappear her
to be secured from gangs. Due to her moral tradition,
God admitted her request and she disappeared. Because
the girl was engaged with no one, so she died unmarried.
Since then, on April 2, in spring, and during beginning
of autumn, women provide some votive foods and celebrate
the wedding of the girl while appreciating her.
Ganjah Goli
Ganjah Goli (Gəncah Gölü, which means The Ganjah Swamp
in Azeri Turkic) is located 16 kilometers far from Givi
town, northwest of Ganjah village, which is one of the
tourist attractive hubs.
Firzabat (Firouzabad) Bridge
The bridge is locatted
in the Firouz district in the entrance of Firzabat
village (center of district), in 1933 during incumbency
of Rezakhan, of Pahlavi dynasty, by the German
architectures.
Roustam Dashi (Roustam’s Stone)
The stone is located at northeast of Givi town, up
Givi-khalkhal road, on the Aznov (Aznav) mountain.
People say a fiction about that it has been a grit of
Roustam shoe or Roustam has carried it by himself.
Sarmistan Scenery (Salmistan)
Sarmistan is believed to be an example of the natural
and tourist-attractive scenery of Givi town, and many
colorful and good-smelling blooms and flowers furnish
the space of the region. The water of the region is very
cold and is located northeast of the town, up spa, close
to Goy Yal (Cottage of Rahim Soyoudi).
Dalikli Dash (The Pored Stone)
The stone is located northeast of the town, under
Givi-Khalkhal road, among gardens. In this place,
unmarried girls and infertile women gather together and
pray to get their wishes and pass through the hole on
the last Wednesday of Iranian Calendar, and if their
wishes are fulfilled, they will celebrate their
accomplishment in the same location and time and offer
people cookies.
Givi Parks
There are some beautiful parks in Givi town, which has
been constructed by the municipality. Badam Chichaklari
Parki or Shokoufehaye Badam Parki (Almond Blooms Park),
Fadak Parki, QizilGul Parki (Rose park), Oyratmanlar or
Farhangian Parki (Teachers park), which the most
important are Almond Blooms and Fadak Park.
Mashkoul Manbari (Mashkoul Pulpit)
The pulpit is made of wood, and Ayatulkorsi (a verse of
the Koran) has been engraved with Kufi handwriting on
its body. The building date is not clear, some refers to
Usman and some to Seljuk dynasty. There are a castle and
a cave in north of Qizil Uzan river and a deserted
graveyard which is called Sunnular Qabristani (Sunnite
Graveyard) in the village.
Climate
Givi town enjoy a moderate, mountainous weather, which
is cold in winter and has short and warm summers. The
warmest months include, June, July and August with
maximum temperature of 26 °C (79 °F), and the lowest
temperature in winter reaches to −16.5 °C (2.3 °F) and
average of lowest temperature during January and
February amounts about −6.5 °C (20.3 °F) and its max
amount about 39 °C (102 °F). Hailing in the city on May
29, 2003 had never happened to such extent. Givi town
has much tourist-attractive scenery, besides all the
green and fruitful gardens of the city has doubled the
attractiveness of town, which hosts many visitors from
throughout the world. The current mayor of the city is
Ali-Akbar Chiraq-Alizada.