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Islam sacred sites in Iran
Explore 8 sacred sites in Iran connected to Islam. Compare locations on the map and find respectful cultural and visiting guidance.
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Jam Karan
Qom, Qom, Iran
Near Qom, Jamkaran is among the most actively visited Shia mosques in Iran. Tradition holds it was built on the instruction of the Twelfth Imam himself....
Jame' Mosque of Isfahan
Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
In the heart of Isfahan, where the bazaar opens into tranquil courtyard, stands a mosque that has hosted continuous prayer since 771 CE....
Kashan
Kashan, Isfahan, Iran
On the desert edge of Kashan, Tepe Sialk is one of Iran's oldest settlements — more than seven millennia of occupation layered into two mounds, with ancient necropolises...
Mahan
Mahan, Kerman, Iran
In Mahan, near Kerman, the shrine of Shah Nematollah Vali enfolds the tomb of the 14th-century poet and mystic who founded the Nimatullahi Sufi order....
Mashhad
Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran
The Imam Reza Holy Shrine in Mashhad is the spiritual axis of Iranian Twelver Shiʿism — the resting place of the 8th Imam and the largest active mosque complex in the...
Shrine of Fatemeh Masumeh, Qom, Iran
Qom, Qom, Iran
In the city of Qom, the shrine of Fatima Masumeh holds the tomb of the sister of Imam Reza, a revered woman of the Ahl al-Bayt....
Shrine of Khalid Nabi, Golestan Province, Iran
دهستان تمران, Golestan, Iran
On a remote ridge in northeastern Iran's Turkmen Sahra, the shrine of Khaled Nabi draws Yomut Turkmen pilgrims to the tombs of a revered holy man and his son-in-law....
Shrine of Shah Abdul Azim, Tehran, Iran
Tehran, Tehran, Iran
In Shahr-e Rey, south of Tehran, the shrine of Shah Abdol-Azim holds the tomb of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani — a descendant of Imam Hasan and a trusted hadith narrator....
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