Religious attractions Masjed Soleyman

Masjed Soleyman

Masjed Soleyman - City

Masjed Soleyman (Lurish:مس‌سلیموو, Mas-seleymoo,Persian: مسجدسلیمان‎; also Romanized as Masjed Soleymān, Masjed-e Soleymān, Masjed Soleiman, and Masjid-i-Sulaiman) is a city in and the capital of Masjed Soleyman County, khuzestan Province, Iran. ... More

Caroon-1 dam

Caroon-1 dam - Masjed Soleyman

Karun River is the biggest river in country which Shahid Abbas Poor dam, at the distance of 55 km of north of Soleiman mosque, is constructed on this. Shahid Abbas Poor dam or Karun 1 is one of the biggest dams of Iran. It is a concrete and two-arch dam and it is built to produce hydroelectric ... More

Shimbar Plain

Shimbar Plain - Masjed Soleyman

Shimbar Plain is in the northwest of Masjedsoleiman and Izeh, at the distance of 100km. this plain covered by oak trees. Different springs, waterfall and a famous river that is known as Shimbar rever beside a forest covered by many types of oak , almond, wild bushes of mushrooms and many k... More

bardr neshandeh temple

bardr neshandeh temple - Masjed Soleyman

Bard Neshande temple is the oldest open-roof temple of Iran which is located at the distance of 15 km of Soleiman mosque. This temple is related to Achamenian era, temples were open-roof in Achamenian era. The first roofed temple was built in Second Ardeshir's time. Bard Neshande temple is one ... More

Haft (Seven) Shahidan protected area

Haft (Seven) Shahidan protected area - Masjed Soleyman

Protected area of Haft Shahidan is located on north side of Soleiman mosque and on the way between Soleiman mosque and Lali. It has an area of 9609 hectares. This region attaches to Gach and Gave Daran mountains on north side, on east side attaches to Targas and Konar mountains also to Gor and ... More

Blue Mosque ( Masjed-e Kabud )

Blue Mosque ( Masjed-e Kabud ) - Tabriz

que ( Masjed-e Kabud; Azerbaijani: Göy məscid) is a famous historic mosque in Tabriz, Iran. The mosque and some other public buildings were constructed in 1465 upon the order of Jahan Shah, the ruler of Kara Koyunlu. The mosque was severely damaged in an earthquake in 1779, leaving only t... More

Takht-e Soleyman ( the Throne of Solomon )

Takht-e Soleyman ( the Throne of Solomon ) - Takab

kht-e Soleyman. The mountain to the east was used by the Sassanians as a quarry for building stone. Zendan-e Soleyman is a hollow, conical mountain, an ancient volcano, some 3 km to the west of Takht-e Soleyman. It rises about 100 m above the surrounding land, and contains a... More

Andika

Andika - City

from Masjed Soleyman County in 2007. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 49,430, in 8,708 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District, Chelo District, and Abezhdan District. The county has one city: Qaleh-ye Khvajeh. Reference: www... More

Ardakan

Ardakan - City

rical religious attractions such as the Grand Mosque Of Ardakan (Masjed-e Jame’), Zire-deh Mosque, Emam-Zadeh Mir Seyyed Mohammad and Tekyeh bazaar. This region is one of the Zoroastrian centres of Iran, and there are numerous holy sites for Zoroastrians in Sharif-Abad, a ... More

Karun River

Karun River - Ahvaz

Dam, Masjed Soleyman Dam, Karun-1 (Shahid Abbaspour Dam), Karun-3, and Karun-4, most owned by Iran Water and Power Resources Development Co., all are on the main stem. Karun-2 would potentially be located in the Sussan Plain between Shahid Abbaspour and Karun-3, but because of fe... More

Kharghe Canyon

Kharghe Canyon - Firuzabad

found religious aspect. Also Kharghe castle is located in this place for making Kharghe Canyon as a historical attraction. Firoz Abad township is the host of thousands passengers, visitors and historians yearly because of having natural attractions such as Kharghe Canyon and its... More

Imamzadeh Baba Pir ahmad

Imamzadeh Baba Pir ahmad - ben

b and religious symbols. Imamzadeh Baba Pir is one of the important shrines in the region dating back to Safavid Era. Reference: http://english.irib.ir/radioculture/Iran/tourism/item/82620-chaharmahal-bakhtiari-historical-attractions... More

Azarakhsh Fire Temple

Azarakhsh Fire Temple - Darab

que” (Masjed Sang). Some scholars believe that the Azarakhsh Fire Temple was initially a temple of Aryan Mehr worshipers and was converted to fire temple in the Sassanid era. In the lunar year of 652, during the time of Mohammad Hassan Mobarez, an alter was added to the Fire Temple, an... More