Ganj Name Ganj Name is an ancient inscriptionon the side of Alvand Mountain in Iran. The inscriptions were carved in granite in two sections. The one on the left was ordered by Darius the Great (521-485 BC) and the one on the right by Xerxes the Great (485-465 BC). Both sections were carved in three ancient languages:...Read More
Chak Chak Fire temple It is the most sacred of the mountain shrines of Zoroastrianism. Located near the city of Ardakan. Chak Chak serves as a pilgrimage point for pious Zoroastrians. Each year from June 14–18 many thousands of Zoroastrians from Iran, India and other countries flock to the fire temple at Pir-e Sabz. Tradition...Read More
Sa’d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai The Sa’d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai is a large Caravanserai built during the Qajar era and the caravanserai is one of Persia’s best-preserved urban caravanserais.Read More
Tomb of Shaikh Safî ad-Dîn Sheikh Safi-ad-din Is’haq Ardabili was the Kurdish and founder of the Safavid dynasty and son in law of the great Sufi Murshid (Grand Master) Sheikh Zahed Gilani.Read More
Masouleh Village Masouleh architecture is unique. The buildings have been built into the mountain and are interconnected. Courtyards and roofs both serve as pedestrian areas similar to streets. Masuleh does not allow any motor vehicles to enter, due to its unique layout. It is the only city in Iran with such a prohibition. The first village...Read More
Fatima Masumeh Shrine The Shrine of Fatima Masumeh is located in Qom, which is considered by Shia Muslims to be the second most sacred city in Iran after Mashhad. Fatima Masumeh was the sister of the eighth Imam Reza and the daughter of the seventh Imam Musa al-Kadhim. In Shia Islam, women are often revered as saints if they...Read More
The Jamkaran Mosque The Jamkaran Mosque is one of the primary significant mosques in the city of Qom. In 1995-2005 the mosque’s reputation spread, and many pilgrims, particularly young people, began to come to it. In the rear of the mosque there is a “well of requests” where it is believed that the Twelfth Imam...Read More
Goharshad Mosque Goharshad Mosque is a former free standing mosque in Mashhad which now serves as one of the prayer halls within the Imam Reza shrine complex.It was built by the order of Empress Goharshad, the wife of Shah Rukh of the Timurid dynasty in 1418 CE.Read More
Imam Reza shrine The Imam Reza shrine is a complex which contains the mausoleum of Imam Reza, the eighth Imam of Twelver Shiites. It is the largest mosque in the world by area.Read More
