Historical attractions IsfahanAbbasi Goz inn...Gaz Caravanserai is one of the remarkable caravanserais which was built at the behest of Shah Abbas I. it is located in Gaz city 15 kilometers of the north of Isfahan. Shah Abbas was the powerful king of Safavid era. In his time the economy of Iran was boomed greatly. He ordered to bu...Information | Map Abou low low t......Information | Map Abyaneh villag...Being a village of great antiquity, Abyaneh is like a living architectural and anthropological museum. It affords an impressive exponent of the adaptation of man with his environment. It is located on the north-western slope of Mt Karkas, 2 kms away from Natanz (a town in Isfahan provin...Information | Map Agha gol histo...Agha Gol house is in the historic center of the city(Natanz) that was built during the Qajar era.This house was belongs to Agha Gol that former lord village and Now given to the municipality by the heirs Agha Gol The building has a central courtyard structure and three sides are built ...Information | Map Aghanoor mosqu...In the District Esfahan’s Dardasht there is mosque This place designed with four porch that according to traditions Iranian architecture AqaNoor Mosque entries are located in the northern and eastern sides of the mosque and connected through the streets around the Dardasht’s marke...Information | Map Al-e Yasin hou...Al yasin historic house Al yasin historic house was built in qajar period and placed in kashan’s imam Khomeini street and has 12 to 200 years history. The house was residential until 1365 and in 1370 sold to municipaly. The main part of house consist of pool house,halls,symmetric ro...Information | Map Ali QapuAt the west of Maidane Immam (Naghsh-e Jahan), just in front of the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque one, of the most magnificent palaces of 17th century is located. The Ali Qapu palace is well-known palace all over Iran. The first part of palace was built in 1597. It was used as a residential...Information | Map Aligholi agha ......Information | Map Ameri Ha houseameries house One of the proper samples to introducing architecture in Kashan is ameries house,which means recognition of this historic monument parts can familiarize us with figure atr totality.this house in 13th century extended as family resident place. In coutry’s cultural herita...Information | Map Angourestan ma......Information | Map Anthropology M......Information | Map Aqa Bozorg sch......Information | Map Ardestan Moon ...Qanat is an underground gallery that conveys water from an aquifer or a water source to less elevated fields. In practice, a Qanat consists of a series of vertical shafts in sloping ground, interconnected at the bottom by a tunnel with a gradient more gentle than that of the ground. T...Information | Map Ardestan Mosqu...Ardestan jameh mosque is one of the bedchamber mosques which changed to four porches mosque in different eras. It is said that the first mosque was built on an older building that may be related to Sassanid era according to available documents and sources. This ancient mosque has fo...Information | Map Arg -e Googad ...Googad Citadel which is located near the city of Golpayegan (in Isfahan province) dates back to about four centuries. The only written document that has been left from the citadel belongs to about 130 years ago. This document indicates that half of the citadel was built by a person na...Information | Map Arisman Histor......Information | Map Ashoorgah (moh...Ashurgah castle is one of the most famous building in Zoraoster period and is overlooked at top of a mountain in Mohamadieh which dates back to Nain, before. Ashurgah practically is easy to see in all parts of Mohamadieh and also from Nain road to Anarak. Ashurgah tower is the f...Information | Map Ashtarjan Mosq...Jameh Mosque Of Ashtarjan is a mosque in Ashtarjan, Iran, located 36 kilometers south-west of Isfahan. Commissioned by an Ilkhanid administrator from Ashtarjan and dated by two separate inscriptions to 1315–16, this mosque has survived in excellent condition. Construction appears to ...Information | Map Atashgah Fire ...The Fire temple of Isfahan is a Sassanid-era archaeological complex located on a hill of the same name about eight kilometers west of City Center of Isfahan, Iran. The hill, which rises about 210 meters above the surrounding plain, was previously called Maras or Marabin after a village...Information | Map Bagh-e-Ghoushk...Bagh-e-Ghoushkhane minaret is a historical minaret in Isfahan, Iran. This minaret dates back to the 14th century. In the olden days it was in the neighborhood of the old city gate. Because of its proximity to the tomb of Ali-ebn-e-Sahl it is also known as Ali-ebn-e-Sahl minaret. Its n...Information | Map Bakouji housebakouchi house Bakouchi house or sepideh kashani house located in sultan mir ahmad neighborhood. Archaism of this building back to qajar period. Bakouchi house is of those old and worth house which has an interior and exterior courtyards and sunken garden. This building in three floo...Information | Map Birin mosqueBirin mosque dates back to Ilkhanate period about 800 years ago. This monument approved in 1384/2005 as an archeological monument . there are 2 explanations based on the name of Birin mosque: in Khaled Abadi Language Birin means out because this mosque built out of the city....Information | Map Broujerdi Ha h...broujerdies house One of the unique and historic monuments of Kashan is Kashan’s broujerdies house. This broujerdies house was desighn and built commensurate to living specification,so that in intense heat of summer cold and desirable weather trilled from windward which placed in roof a...Information | Map Chahar (four) ...Traditional bazaar of Golpayegan with wide entrance and bricked ceiling is very similar to Seljuq’s buildings. The Four Sough (four-side) bazaar is accessible from the city’s mosque and is located in front of Golpayegan city’s minaret. The Four Sough term was coined for the first time...Information | Map Chaharbagh Sch...Chahār Bāgh school (Madreseye Chahār Bāgh in Persian ), also known as Shah school, is a 16-17th century cultural complex in Isfahan, Iran. The compound was built during Soltan Hossein, a Safavid king, to serve as a theological and clerical school to train those who were interested in...Information | Map Chehel dokhtar......Information | Map Chehel Sotun (...Several palaces were built in Isfahan, during Safavid era few of them have survived. Even those which have survived were severely damaged. The palace of Chehel Sotun (palace of 40 pillars) is located in a vast beautiful garden. The original garden was larger than now. The present gard...Information | Map Darozziafe min......Information | Map Dastmalchi hou......Information | Map Decorative Art...Rakib Khane historical building is one of the ancient monuments of Isfahan which is located in the center of Isfahan city and close to the famous monuments such as "Ashraf Hall", "Chehel Sotoon Palace", Alighapoo “and” Tohid Khane". The building was constructed in the early eleventh c...Information | Map Dr.beheshti ho...The house of Doctor Mohammad Hoseyn Beheshti is located in Esfahan Township, Beheshti Martyr Street and in an alley which has the same name. Due to its architecture style, this house is considered as one of those buildings in Pahlavi period. It also belonged to the Martyr Doctor Behes...Information | Map Falavarjan His...Falavarjan is a small township in Iran, to the west of the city of Eşfahān. The ancient name of this city was Barze which means the branch of a tree or cultivation. This name gradually changed to Varjan. During the Safavid period due to the construction of a bridge on the Zayandeh Roo...Information | Map Fin bathhouse3. Finn bathroom Kashan historical baths,are magnificentmonuments which praised by interior and exterior tourists in safavid period. Finn bath located in Kashan finn garden which is famous because of amirkabir qajar’s nasir din shah chancellor murder. Bath water warms with tone,tone p...Information | Map Fin Garden kas...Fin Garden, or Bagh-e Fin, located in Kashan, Iran, is a historical Persian garden. It contains Kashan's Fin Bath, where Amir Kabir, the Qajarid chancellor, was murdered by an assassin sent by King Nasereddin Shah in 1852. Completed in 1590, the Fin Garden is the oldest extant garden ...Information | Map Gaz MosqueGaz Jami Mosque is called machad bale (in Persian: مچد بله) in Gazi Dialect. It is thousand years old. It is the oldest historical work of Dolat Abad city in the north of Isfahan. The mosqe is built on Khar over the relic of the fire temple built at the behest of Bahman the son of Isf...Information | Map Ghale shour ca...Ghale Shor is considered as one of the Qajar era's buildings which is located at the distance of 20 km of south-eastern of Esfahan Township in the Ghale Shor village. This inn was built in Gajar era and Zalosoltan's time, it was also restored in 1332. Ghale Shor inn is one of the four...Information | Map Gheysariyeh ba...Gheysarieh Bazzar which is also called Soltani bazar was the largest and most luxurious shopping mall in Safavid era and is still among the most important markets in Isfahan. Façade of the Gheysarieh is the entrance of market. On this façade you can see tile work in a manner of Safavi...Information | Map Golpayegan min...Golpayegan minaret with the 18 meter height is called “Mill Golpayegan” which is among the fifth tallest minaret in 5 century (AH) and belongs to the Seljuk period. It is located in Imam Khomeini avenue and in front of Fanoos park. It has been refurbished in 1938-39. The minaret has g...Information | Map Gonbad -e Baz ...Hawk dome is a marvelous architectural work belongs to Safavid era. It is located on circular rubble stone with the height of one to three meters and is situated over the highest point of Karkas Mountain. Due to its fame it is known as Hawk Dome and is called Hawk dome of Natanz. This...Information | Map Grand Bazaar o...Shahreza historical bazaar is one of the old and big bazars from Saljughi period which has been expended largely and beautifully in the heart of the old fabric of the city over the past centuries. This palce has some caravansaries (inn) and old places. At the center of the city you ca...Information | Map Great Mosque o...meymeh general mosque There is a inscription in mosque that expressed build year in 413. At the moment from this beautiful historic monument ,southern side,dome and dome’s underneath area of mosque just remained and unfortunately other porch of mosque destroyed and moque body is totall...Information | Map Hakim mosque...Information | Map Hasht Behesht ...In a dry city which is located at the edge of desert, with long hot summer, Gardens and streams of waters, beautiful roses, shades of trees, sound of birds and nightingales play a great role in our lives. In great part of Iranian literature, especially poems, gardens are beautiful par...Information | Map Hefdah tan tom......Information | Map Historical bat...Historical bathhouse and watermill are other ancient monument of Niasar city. According to some research they belong to Safavid era. The Ancient Bathhhouse: It’s interesting to know how water transfers into the bath. Water was conducted into a beautiful Octagon and thereafter went to ...Information | Map Hoseyni histor......Information | Map imam mosque of......Information | Map Imamzade habib......Information | Map Imamzadeh moha......Information | Map Imamzadeh seye......Information | Map Imamzadeh Shah...Shahreza is located 508 km south to Tehran and about 80 km south west to Isfahan and Zard Kooh mountain chain runs from north-west to south-east of the city, made there have a cold climate. It is an ancient city which was first named Qomsheh, but later on its name was changed to Shahr...Information | Map Imazmzade panj......Information | Map isfahan mosque...Information | Map Jalaleddin hom...The house of Master Jalal Homayi was built in Safavid era at the Pa Ghale neighborhood of Esfahan. Deceased master Jalal Adin Homayi, literary man, poet and the professor of Persian Language and literature was born in 1278 and in this house. This house is a one-floor building with a ...Information | Map Jameh ( Grand ...In the Western Iranian highland town of Golpayegan, the lofty brick dome towering above the roofs announces the Friday Mosque to the visitor approaching through the surrounding river oasis, which lies embedded in the mountain ranges of the Zagros. Upon entering the mosque, the buildin...Information | Map Jameh Mosque o...Khuzan Jami Mosque with four porticoes is one of the religious and historical sites of khuzan in Khomeini shahr city which dates back to seven hundred years. Generally according to studies and observations this mosque belongs to Ilkhani era in 8 century (AH). In Safavid era it undergo...Information | Map Joubi bridge...Information | Map kalle BridgePole Kalleh Bridge is a bridge over Zayenderood close to pol kale village in Isfahan. It belongs to Safavid Era and is made of brick, stone and mortar. This bridge connects Lanjan and Chahar Mahalo Bakhtiari (province) and in past it was a place for camels to rest when they travel from ...Information | Map Karshahi Castl...One of the Architectural gems of the constitutional period (in Ghajar era) is Karshahi beautiful castle or Badrood thieves’ castle. It is located in the east of Aran and Bidgol cities, in the north of Aboozidabad city and close to Yakh AB Mountain in Isfahan. It was entirely constructe...Information | Map Kashan bazzarKashan market One of the most attractive places of Kashan to visit is big and old market of Kashan. This market from Seljuk period to now,has been active and thriving. Kashan market with it’s vast area including many large number of market and passes and dozens of historic buildings...Information | Map Kashan mosque...Information | Map kavehkaveh ahangar tomb There is a village in Isfahan province called Mashhad ahangaran or Mashhad kaveh,which according to the name of village is birthplace of kaveh ahangar and there is a tomb in the village that is grave of kaveh and his children. kaveh ahangar is mythological hero of ...Information | Map Khaje Nizam al...Abu Ali al-Hasan al-Tusi Nizam al-Mulk (April 10, 1018 – October 14, 1092), better known as Khwaja Nizam al-Mulk Tusi (Persian: خواجه نظامالملک طوسی - Khwāğa Nizāmu l'Mulk al-Ṭusī) was a Persian scholar and vizier of the Seljuq Empire. His fame is mainly due to the fact that he held...Information | Map Khaju BridgeKhaju Bridge (Persian: پل خواجو Pol-e Khāju) is arguably the finest bridge in the province of Isfahan, Iran.[1] It was built by the Persian Safavid king, Shah Abbas II around 1650 C.E., on the foundations of an older bridge. Serving as both a bridge, and a dam (or a weir), it links ...Information | Map Mahyar caravan...Mahyar Caravanserai is one of the famous caravanserais in Safavid era which is built in Mahyar village, 52 kilometers from the south of Isfahan. Mahyar was regarded as one of the most important villages in Safavi which some of the foreign tourists visited this village at that time and...Information | Map Maranjab deser...The Maranjab desert is located in Isfahan province, Iran. It is located by the city of Aran va Bidgol, one of the ancient desert cities of Isfahan province. It was once composed of two separate cities, Aran and Bidgol. The Maranjab desert is also close to Kashan, only about 50km but t...Information | Map Maranjab innThe Maranjab desert is located in Isfahan province, Iran. It is located by the city of Aran va Bidgol, one of the ancient desert cities of Isfahan province. It was once composed of two separate cities, Aran and Bidgol. The Maranjab desert is also close to Kashan. The town is surrou...Information | Map Martan bridge...Information | Map Mashroteh hous......Information | Map Menar sareban...Information | Map Monar JonbanThe Monar Jonban (Shaking Minarets), or Menar-e-jomban, is a manument located in Isfahan, in central Iran. Construction began in 14th century to cover the grave of Amu Abdollah Soqla. Its notable feature is that if one of the minarets is shaken, the other minaret will shake as well. ...Information | Map Murcheh Khort ...Moorche Khort is a historical bricked castle with 15000 square meters and high towers which is located 50 kilometers far from north of Isfahan. The exact history of building that is one of the Islamic relics is still not determined, but it is reported that it dates back to the 9th centu...Information | Map Naghsh-E- Jaha...Nagsh means "pattern" and Jahan means "world". This square is the most beautiful and magnificent sight of Isfahan. Several descriptions have been written about this square (Maidan). The square is 510 meters long and 163 meters wide and the arena of it is about 80000 square meters. Th...Information | Map Narin Qaleh ( ...The Narin Qal'eh or Narin Castle or Narenj Qaleh is a mud-brick fort or castle in the town of Nain, Iran. Structures like these constituted the government stronghold in some of the older (pre-Islamic) towns of central Iran. Some of these castles incorporate mud bricks of the Medes per...Information | Map Natanz mousqe...Information | Map Nehchir castleNehchir castle with an area of 20 thousand square meters is located in Mobarake city in Isfahan and is belonged to Ghajar period. From the architectural point of view, Nehchir castle is built in symmetrical form. Some parts have beautiful architecture of Zandie era, some others related...Information | Map Niasar ( Rais ... The Niasar cave (called Reis Cave by locals) is thoroughly man-made, except for one or two natural chambers near the entrance openings. The cave is believed to be a Mitra temple (Mitra was ancient Persian religion). Its first cut possibly dates back to the Partian (Arsacid) era, ...Information | Map Niasar fire te...The Niasar Fire Temple or Niasar Chahar Taghi (Four Arches) is a structure with a dome over a rock at the highest point of Niasar Village, located 28 kilometers west of Kashan city, Isfahan province. The fire temple, which can be seen from quite a distance, has remained relatively inta...Information | Map Niasar garden ......Information | Map Old Bazaar of ...Isfahan Bazar is one of the oldest and greatest bazaars in the Middle East. French Jean Chardin has mentioned Gheysarie Bazaar and Isfahan great bazaar with its incredible portal, decorated tile works and broad platforms that are made of jade and porphyry and are mostly used by jewelers...Information | Map orooneh qanat...Information | Map Ouyi Noushabad...The underground city of Ouyi (Noushabad) in the northern Kashan - Isfahan province - is considered one of the masterpieces of ancient architecture. The main reason underground city of Noushabad was carved stemmed from the fact that in the past this region was quite insecure and by for...Information | Map Pamenar mousqe......Information | Map Parian caveParian cave is one of the beautiful caves in Isfahan province that is located at the distance of 8 km of Soh village in a valley in the name of Pari Hol. The opening of the cave was built in 1m by 20 cm and 1m by 60cm and it’s located in 2967 m above the sea level. This cave disco...Information | Map Pirnia traditi...The Pirnia traditional house is a perfect example of this region's desert houses in terms of architecture and art and was constructed in the Safavid Period. The house consists of an exterior, an interior, a deep garden, a silo room and all of the facilities that a lord’s house needed ...Information | Map Poudeh Villagepudeh village Some sources cite a 700years old antiquity for this village and range of this village in safavid period,was hunting territory of local rulers. This village has 13 historic monument which 7 of them has been recorded national relic. The climate is mild in summerand cold i...Information | Map Qombovan Villa...qumbovan historic village Qombovan historic village with athousand year history is located at a distance of 23 kilometers north of dehaghan city. The village is 1790 meters above sea level. This village shape in past was a castle with gates,towers,and tall walls. Nowadays ,general mo...Information | Map Raeiseh bath...Information | Map Rahim khan mos......Information | Map Roknolmolk mos......Information | Map Saint Mary chu...It is related to safavi time which has been recorded as Iran`s national monument. Jacob church or Saint james church is the oldest one in Isfahan. It was built in 1607. The initial plan was a cross-shaped church, but due to the destruction of the south side in 1843 AD, it became a rect...Information | Map Saleh prophet ......Information | Map Sangbast castl......Information | Map Sarhang abad p......Information | Map Sarouyeh or Ta...Sarouyeh was a large library in ancient pre-Islamic Iran. The 10th century chronicler Ahmad ibn Rustah refers to it as "Sarough". The Fars Nameh of Ibn Balkhi calls it Haft Halkeh . The library, located near where the city of Isfahan is today, is written by some sources to have been fr...Information | Map Sassani fire T...Four pillars from seven pillars of Natanz Fire Temple are still standing, a fire temple that is said to be built in the Sassanian era. Though, from its four free standing arches, only one is standing, but it is still the Natanz Fire Temple. Close to the Fire Temple the public Mosque ...Information | Map Seyed mosque...Information | Map Shahi oil-Extr...Oil-Extracting Factories had an important role in providing extracts for providing light, factory products and food usage. Shahi Oil-Extracting Factory in Isfahan is one of the most important historical, cultural and tourism attractions. This building was built in Mokhles Bazzar and n...Information | Map Shahrestan bri......Information | Map Shahzade ebrah......Information | Map Shahzadeh seye......Information | Map Sheikh Bahaei ...Bahāʾ al‐Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn al‐ʿĀmilī was a scholar, philosopher, architect, mathematician, astronomer and a poet in 16th-century Iran. He was born in Baalbek, Lebanon but immigrated in his childhood to Safavid Iran with his father. In the past, people didn't have private baths...Information | Map Sheikh Bahaei ...Sheikh Bahai Citadel is located in the city of Najaf Abad and is the largest recreational complex in the West side of Province. It is composed of 6 penthouse towers. These towers are so rare in the country and they are only seen in the city of Tabriz. The Citadel is located in a fenc...Information | Map Silk hillLocation: right side of Kashan road, Kashan, Isfahan. Silk hill, was one of the oldest human settlements and temples of prehistoric humans in Iran. In fact ziggurat or the place of worship of the ancient tribes and is the first place where urbanization formed by Aryans. It is made o...Information | Map Siosepol Siosepol or Siose Bridge (which means 33 Bridge or the Bridge of 33 Arches), also called the Allah-Verdi Khan Bridge, is one of the eleven bridges of Isfahan, Iran. This is probably the most famous of Isfahan's bridges.The bridge connects central Chahar Bagh to the lower part of Chahar...Information | Map Sohrab sepehri......Information | Map Sultan Mir-Ahm...7. Sultan amir ahmad historic bath In the year 1292 AH,historic and unique sultan amir ahmad bath was constructed. This historic bath, is one of the most beautiful Iran’s baths from architecture and decoration aspect with 1000 square meters area and it’s appellation vinicity of sultan a...Information | Map Tabatabyiha ho...tabatabaeis house With dare we can title tabatabaeis house as the bride of Iranian house. Proper architecture and super beautiful look of it has brought this fame and name to it. Construction of this house began in 1250 and made over 10 years. Tabatabaeis house was personal property...Information | Map Tahami house5. Tahamy house ( Iranian house) In middle of historic texture of Kashan,in a parish which name is koshk safi,there is a lot of beautiful historic buildings,such as historic hosseini house,bani kazemi historic house,water storage,mosque and tahamy historic house ,this old parish connec...Information | Map Taj house Taj house This building is one of the Kashan’s original sunken garden with two century oldness and was built in qajar period. Taj historic house which now called artists house has a cultural usage with 700 square meter open space and 800 square meters superstructure,possessing native...Information | Map Talar ashraf...Information | Map Talar teymouri...Teimori hall is located on the south side of Ostandari Street and in the complex of Safavid government house. The Date of this building's construction is not mentioned anywhere, but due to its name, the style of its architecture and its plaster-molding decoration, it belongs to Teimoriy...Information | Map Tomb of Amir O...One of the most dutiful and valuable monument of Ardestan city is the sepulcher stone of Amir Oveis which people of Ardestan known as white stone because it was made of beautiful alabaster that shine under sun shine like as silver. This site places upon the hill of clay that its hei...Information | Map Tomb of Baba h...This monument was built based on Yazdi architecture and it dates back to safavid period but has not approved still in cultural heritage list. It`s said that a person from yazd who was the pilgrim of Karbala or Mecca became sick in Khaled abad when he was returning from journey ...Information | Map Tomb of Baba P...One the famous tourist and local attraction of the city, it is around 15 square km and is located in the south of the city on Khansar mount’s hillside. Thousands of tourists come here from all over the country during the year in all seasons. Springs like Shotorkhan, and Pir close to s...Information | Map Tomb of Mohtas...mohtasham kashani tomb Kamalodyn ali mohtasham kashani ,Iranian famous requiem was born in early tenth century in Kashan. Mohtasham kashanie’s tomb had an area over 80 meters and marble bier stone located in middle of tomb. Rhere is a tiling(glazed),turquoise dome shape with 14 met...Information | Map Tomb of Molla ......Information | Map Tomb of pir be......Information | Map Tomb of Saeb T......Information | Map Tomb of Sheykh......Information | Map Toodeh bath ( ...This bath is located in the center of historical quarter of city and dates back to Qajar period . this building includes 4 consecutive spaces such as entrance, clock room( sarbineh), hot house( garmkhaneh) and treasure( khazineh). The space of clock room is like a bowl with 8 sid...Information | Map Vank CathedralVank Cathedral was one of the first churches to be established in the city's Jolfa district by Armenian deportees settled by Shah Abbas I after the Ottoman War of 1603-1605. The varying fortunes and independence of this suburb across the Zayandeh rood and its eclectic mix of European ...Information | Map Vargarmoe Mosq...Vargarmueh mosque is known in the name of Amir-Al-Momenin mosque ( the lord of Moslems) and it is one the historical buildings in Khaled Abad that is located in the beautiful and historical site of Khaled Abad in Ansari Str. And dates back to Safavid period. This mosque has been ...Information | Map Varnosfaderan ...The cemetery belongs to Safavid and Ghajar eras. This is one of the graveyards that demand our attention to different angles such as analysis of the poems and engravings on the gravestone, graphology and celebrities. This ancient cemetery due to its size, the multitude of buried celebr...Information | Map Yakhchal-e (Ic......Information | Map Zavvareh old c......Information | Map Zeyn-o Din Min......Information | Map Zyaratgah's Im......Information | Map
