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Mashhad [a] (Persian: مشهد; [mæʃˈhæd] ⓘ) [b] is the second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country [11] about 900 kilometres (560 miles) from Tehran. [12]
1589 - Mashhad besieged by forces of Shaybanid Abd al-Mumin. [7] 1598 - Mashhad taken by forces of Abbas I of Persia; Uzbeks defeated. [7] 1722 - Afghan Abdalis in power. [7] 1726 - Mashhad besieged by Persian forces. [7] 1753 - Mashhad besieged by forces of Afghan Ahmad Shah Durrani. [7] 1803 - Mashhad besieged by forces of Fath Ali Shah. [7]
The Imam Reza shrine (Persian: حرم امام رضا, romanized: Haram-e Emâm Rezâ, lit. 'Sanctuary of Imam Reza'), located in Mashhad, Iran, is an Islamic shrine containing the remains of Ali al-Rida, the eighth Imam of Shia Islam.
'Mosque of Seventy-two Martyrs') [1] since the Iranian Revolution, is a historic mosque located in Mashhad, Iran. It dates back to the Timurid period, and it is number 186 on the list of Iran's national heritage monuments. [1] Haftado Dotan Mosque is adjacent to the Imam Reza Shrine, a holy place for the Twelver Shi'ites. [2] [1]
Mashhad al-Husayn in Aleppo, restored and with steel-frame roof added. In Aleppo, the Mashhad al-Husayn from the Ayyubid period is the most important of Syrian medieval buildings. [26] The shrine of al-Husayn was built on a place indicated to a shepherd by a holy man who appeared to him in a dream, and was built by members of the local Shia ...
Mashhad County (Persian: شهرستان مشهد) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mashhad , which is also the capital of the Province. [ 3 ]
Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Mashhad" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Mashhad's ruler [clarification needed] had ordered his men to enter Jewish homes and mobs attacked the Jewish community, burning down the synagogue, looting homes, abducting girls, and killing between 30 and 40 people. With knives held to their throats, the Jewish patriarchs were forced to vocally proclaim their "allegiance" to Islam as it was ...