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The capital of
Khorasan province Meshed is situated 909 km. from
Tehran in a plain between the two mountain ranges of
Binalood and Hezar Masjed. Being the third most
interesting tourist pole of Iran after Isfahan and
Shiraz,
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Holy Shrine of Imam Reza |
Meshed enjoys a moderate, mountainous
climate. It has been an important trade centre and
junction point on caravan routes and highways from
India to Iran and from north to south between
Turkistan towns and sea of Oman.
Until 9th
centuryAD, the present location of Meshed was a
small village called Saabad.After the martyrdom of
Imam Reza, eighth of the Shiites Imams, in this
place the city was called Mash-had-e Moqadas (sacred
Meshed). Since then his tomb became one of the main
centre of pilgrimage for Shiites.
Plus the
magnificent holy shrine of Imam Reza and Goharshad
Mosque which are one of the most important sample of
Islamic architectures, there are many other place of
interest located in and around Meshed such as Tomb
of Ferdowsi(10th century AD), the great epic poet of
Iran located in ancient city of Toos, about 30 km
Northwest of Meshed and tomb of Omar Khayam the
great Persian mathematician, astronomer and
philosopher of 11th century AD, whose quatrains are
world famous, is in Nayshabour 110 km south west of
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