The tomb of Sheikh Rokneddin Mahmood Sanjani (Shah Sanjan or Shah-e Sangan) is located in a distance of 100 m. to the east of Sangan Rashtkhar Village and 25 km. of the Torbat Heydarieh and Khaaf Road in Khorasan Razavi Province North-East of IRAN.
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The pilgrimage site of Ahmad Bin Abol Hassan Sheikh Ahmad Jaam (441-536 AH.), is located in Mashad - Harat Road and consists of ten historical buildings which are placed around a vast courtyard. Sheikh Ahmad pilgrimage is one of the greatests pilgrimage ...
The old city of Damavand is located to the east of Tehran (in Tehran Province). When Ray flourished, Damavand also prospered. But unfortunately due its proximity to the Mount Damavand, earthquakes subjected a heavy damage to this city. During the era ...
Ray is one of the oldest cities of Iran. About 300 BC, one of the successors of Alexander (Solukus) named Ray as "Oriyoos". Thereafter the Parthians named the same "Arsakia" and "Arshakiyeh". During the reign of the Sassanids ‘Ray’ found its current ...
Varamin is believed to be the ancient city of Varena, which is mentioned in Avesta. The four-cornered citadel near the city is known as Citadel of Iraj by locals, Iraj was son of Thraetaona and that improves the city's relation to the ancient Varena.
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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).
Abadeh is located at 638 km from Tehran (in FARS Province). The antiquity of this area is far beyond a millennium, however, it started developing only after Karim Khan Zand chose Shiraz as the mountainous capital of Iran. This city is the first mountainous ...
The township of Abumoosa comprises of a mass of islands named as, Abumoosa, Tonb-e-Koochak (Small Tonb) and Tonb-e-Bozorg (Greater Tonb), which lie in the southern sector of Hormozgan province. Abumoosa Island is situated at a distance of 222 km. from ...
The township of Andimeshk is located to the north of the Khuzestan province, on the southern slopes of Zagross mountains and at a distance of 726 km from Tehran. It has common borders with Lurestan. The city of Andimeshk was constructed near the ruins ...
Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh (Astaneh Ashrafieh) is located in the alluvial palins of Gilan province, on the Sefid Rood delta in the east of Rasht. It is one of the religious and pilgrimage sites of Gilan. The mausoleum of Hazrat Seyed Jalaleddin (AS) in this ...
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