MASHHAD: IRAN's Holiest City


City Significance and History ... Map of Mashhad - Zoom up to street level History of Imam Reza's Shrine Nader Shah Mausoleum and Museum Khaje Rabi Mausoleum Who is a Mashtee?? Mashhad Image Gallery Mashhad Rugs Travel Information, Travel Agencies Mashhad Weather - Current conditions and 5 day forecast Province of Khorasan ... Khorasan News Paper Neyshabur - Hakim Omar-e-Khoyyam & Attar Ferdowsi - Hakim Abol-Ghasem Ferdowsi Toosi (940-1020 AD) Saffron - ZahFaron, The most expensive spice in the world Area Code of Cities in Iran Visitors' Opinion, Comments and FAQ

Province of Khorasan ... Khorasan News Paper
Neyshabur - Hakim Omar-e-Khoyyam & Attar
Ferdowsi - Hakim Abol-Ghasem Ferdowsi Toosi (940-1020 AD)
Saffron - ZahFaron, The most expensive spice in the world
Area Code of Cities in Iran
Visitors' Opinion, Comments and FAQ

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Kuh Sangi Park	Bird's eye view of Shrine	Shrine Main Courtyard	A decorated Alam
Tomb of Ferdowsi, Toos, Near Mashhad

Imam Reza's Zarih (Tomb) [M] [L]
Healing Window Facing Imam Reza's Zarih (Tomb) [S] [M] [L]
Ill & affilicted believers tie themselves to the healing window awaiting their turn for healing
A decorated Alam (Tribe/Neighborhood Symbol) waiting for action (to be carried to Shrine) [S] [M] [L]
An Alam on parade in the Shrine (being carried on shoulders leading the Hey'At (group)) [S] [M] [L]
Yet another decorated Alam with all its support personnel [S] [M] [L]
Pardeh'e Abol-Fazl (A painting depicting a scene from Ashoora being carried to Shrine) [S] [M] [L]
Goharshad Mosque
Goharshad Mosque Court yard
A Soldier posing in Tehran Ave (One of 4 major streets leading to the Shrine) with Emam Reza Shrine in his Background [S] [L]
Hey'yateh Zanjir Zanaan - A group of mourners beating their back with chain (ZanJir) on the anniversary of Imam Reza's death [S] [M] [L]
The historical city of Deyhuk - Khorasan [S] [L]
Ferdowsi - The Greatest Persian Poet of the last 1000 Years

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