The said is one of the famous centers of theology related to the Shiite sect. This school took the place of the already established 'Astaneh School' in the mid 13th century, the same was founded in the Safavid era. The school has four porches and is a double storeyed structure with 40 chambers on the lower floor, (Qajar period), and 40 chambers on the upper floor, built in the 14th century AH. The ancient sector of the school is the southern porch, dating back to 939 AH., adorned with beautiful sudorific tile work of the Safavid age. This vicinity is known as the entrance and archaic courtyard of the Holy Shrine of Hazrat Ma'soomeh (AS).
It is said that the city of Qom existed in the pre-Islamic ages, whereas, some believe that the same belongs to the post Islamic times. Kom was the name of the ancient rampart of the city of Qom, thus, the Arabs called it Qom (or Ghom).
The aggregate of the Holy Shrine of Hazrat Ma'soomeh is in the city center of Qom, and is considered to be one of the largest and most valuable relics of Islamic ...
Museum of Hazrat Masoumeh (Fatemeh Masoumeh Shrine Museum) is one of the ancient museums of Iran, and was inaugurated in the year 1925. This museum comprises of ...
Jamakaran mosque (Masjed-e Jamkaran) is located at a distance of 6 km. from the city of Qom, on the Qom - Kashan Road. The same receives pilgrims both nationally ...
Gonbad-e Sabz Garden is located in Iran's Central city of Qom. It's a small garden and includes three domes. In the vicinity of the 'Baq-e-Gonbad Sabz', ...
Namak lake (Salt Lake) is in actual fact a part of the salt desert of Iran and is located to the east of Qom. It is a section of an ancient lake, currently dried ...
This is the oldest mosque of the province and is located in the Astaneh Avenue in Qom (Ghom). At present there is no sign of any remnants of the main structure ...
Aqa-Bozorg Mosque or Madrese-ye AghaBozorg is an ancient structure with four porches and a beautiful dome and two tile worked minarets. Located in Kashan (Isfahan ...
Ferdows Religious School (Mardeseh-e Olya) is a historic school with octagonal design, located in the southwest of Ferdows city, in the center of the ancient city ...
Dar ul-Funun School (a polytechnic), established in 1851, was the first modern university and modern institution of higher learning which marked the beginning of ...
Khan School in Yazd comprises of a large and a small school. The small school has been built by Mohammad Taqi Khan son of Mirza Mohammad Baqer Bafqi known as great ...
At the center of Shiraz, lies an old school that once was one of the biggest study centers of Iran. Having been founded in the early 18 century AD, by the governor ...
Ebrahim Khan School belongs to the Sheikhiyeh Sect and comprises of sections such as the class rooms, library, mosque, utility rooms etc. The main structure has ...
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