The town of Na’in lies 170 km north of Yazd and 140 km east of Isfahan. The oasis city’s claim to fame is the Jami’...
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HARUNIYE – THE TOMB OF HARUN AL- RASHID RA
Ṭūs is a relatively little town about 40km’s northwest of the large city of Mashhad. It doesn’t have much to offer...
TOMB OF ABU HAMID AL-GHAZĀLĪ RA
Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazālī was born in 1058CE in the town of Ṭūs and passed away in 1111CE in Ṭūs as well. During his...
TOMB OF OMAR KHAYYAM RA
The city of Nishapur is part of the region in north-eastern Iran that produced some of the foremost Muslim thinkers...
JAMI’ MUSJID OF YAZD
One of the oldest cities on Earth, rising from the vast desert plains of central Iran, is Yazd. A city with no peer,...
MAUSOLEUM OF SHEIK SA’DI
Known as Sheikh Sa’di, the famous poet was born in Shiraz in 1210. During his early days, he faced adversity and...
JAME ATIQ MUSJID
The city of Shiraz has always been extolled by historians and travellers for its beauty and charm. For travellers...
JAMI’ MUSJID OF ISFAHAN
The city of Isfahan occupies a strange, indefinable niche in the impressive catalogue of Persian cities. It is...
GREAT AJLOUN MUSJID & AJLOUN CASTLE
Known for its towering castle and 800 year-old Musjid, the quaint little town of Ajloun is situated in the northern...