Bastam Jame Mosque is located at a distance of 200 m. from the tomb of Bayazid to the south of Bastam. The same comprises of two sections. One is the square courtyard with an altar which is intricately and artistically adorned with a master-piece of ...
Tomb of Bayazid Bastami is located north of the mausoleum of Imamzadeh Mohammad in Bastam. The tomb of this great Gnostic is extremely simple in architecture. On the tomb is a slab of marble, engraved with sayings from Hazrat Ali (AS).
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Shalamzar castle and remainders of the aggregate castles of Najaf-Qoli Khan are located in Shalamzar and were constructed by the local governors (Khans) of the Bakhtiyari Tribe.
The Shalamzar castle or Samsam-o-Saltane castle which covers an area of ...
Darband Cave is one of the largest caves of Semnan province located 3 km. south of Shahmirzad, overlooking the green valley. The ancient most relic found in this cave is related to the 5th century AH.
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.
After ...
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).
Lar (Laar or Laarestan) is situated 1,324 km. from Tehran and is considered to be in the southeast of the province of Fars. It is located in a plain with a very hot climate. In Sassanian period, due to construction of a fire temple, this region became ...
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 ...
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