Imam Reza Holy Shrine
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Shrine in Mashhad, Iran
The Imam Reza shrine, located in Mashhad, Iran, is an Islamic shrine containing the remains of Ali al-Rida, the eighth Imam of Shia Islam. It is the largest mosque in the world by area.
Address: Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
Hours: Open 24 hours
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This place, which is located in the center of Mashhad in Khorasan Razavi, Iran, is revered by Imami Shiites as a "shrine" and a sacred place. The shrine of Imam ...
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The temples in Emei Mount are outspread within its landscape while Mashhad as a city which embrace the holy shrine is constructed geometrically in two main axes ...
Lying to the east of the tomb, this octagonal chamber is articulated in two stories with bays, arches and galleries, effecting a modeled interior in deep relief ...
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May 29, 2024 · Under the Afshārid ruler Nādir Shah (ruled 1736–47), who tried but failed to reconvert the population of Iran to Sunni Islam, Mashhad became the ...
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Dec 2, 2023 · The Shrine of Imam Reza in Iran's Mashhad is one of the largest mosque complexes in the world and reportedly counted Guru Nanak Dev, ...
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The shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, the only tomb of Shia imams in Iran, was the most important religious shrine and the Safavids' focus. The Safavid kings ...
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