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Tomb of Farid al-Din Attar (1)

Tomb of Farid al-Din Attar (1), Neyshabur

 Behi Says:  Farid al-Din Attar the poet, scholar mystic & Pharmacist was born in Neyshabur in 1142 & killed by Mongol invaders in 1221, buried in Shadiakh area.Attar means herbalist, druggist, perfumist, pharmacist.Attar is one of the most famous mystic poets of Iran. Attar works along... 

Tomb of Farid al-Din Attar (2)

Tomb of Farid al-Din Attar (2), Neyshabur

 Behi Says:  The 1st tomb was built shortly after his martyrdom, by Ghazi al Ghozzat Yahya Ben Saaed Neyshaburi.Then Amir Alishir Navaei, vizier of Sultan Hussein Bayghara, built edifice upon Attar’s tomb in 15th century.The new Tomb built during Qajar, by Naier ol-Dole the ruler of... 

Tomb of Omar Khayyam (1)

Tomb of Omar Khayyam (1), Neyshabur

 Behi Says:  Omar Khayyam the poet, mathematician, philosopher, astronomer & physician was born in Neyshabur in 1048 & is buried close to Neyshabur in own garden, next to Imamzadeh Mahroq Mosque.According to famous legend called 3 Schoolmates, He & 2 other students studied under the Emam... 

Tomb of Omar Khayyam (2)

Tomb of Omar Khayyam (2), Neyshabur

 Behi Says:  Poet:Khayyam's poetic work has eclipsed his fame as a mathematician and scientist.He is believed to have written about a thousand four-line verses, quatrains.Khayyam himself was undevout and had no sympathy with popular religion, but was not a convinced atheist.Khayyam's... 

Tomb of Omar Khayyam (3)

Tomb of Omar Khayyam (3), Neyshabur

 Behi Says:  Tomb of Omar Khayyam is located in 100m north of Imamzade Mahrogh.in a beautiful garden as Khayyam predicted, "around my tomb would be blossom & flowers"The shape of The Building is like 18m upside down chalice inspired from poems with 10 piers in geometrical shapes inspired... 

Ride hourse and camel

Ride hourse and camel, Neyshabur

 omidamini Says:  Near Attar Tomb are many man and have hourse and camel , you can with pay low money ride them and take pictures . 

Kamalolmolk

Kamalolmolk, Neyshabur

 omidamini Says:  Mirza Mohammad Khan Ghaffari Kashani, or Kamalolmolk, remains one of the greatest and most highly revered artists in Iran's history. The representational and miniature art communities will forever remain indebted to the legacy of this man's genius, and its expression through... 

Ghadamgaah

Ghadamgaah, Neyshabur

 omidamini Says:  Between Neyshabour and Mashhad road is a village , Muslem tenet Emam Reza ( innocent man for muslim live in 1200 years ago and his tomb is in Mashhad ) past from here and he satid here and from his spoor made a fountain . 

Khayyam Tomb

Khayyam Tomb, Neyshabur

 omidamini Says:  The tomb of the poet, mathematican, an astronomer of Iran (d. 517 AH) is located in Hireh cemetery, near the tomb of Emamzadeh Mohammad Mahrooq. The Structure was devastated in different periods. A handsome monument was built on it in the Pahlavi period. In 1959 a new tomb... 

Attar Tomb

Attar Tomb, Neyshabur

 omidamini Says:  Its first construction was built by the supreme judge Yahya ebn-e Sa´ed, one of the nobles of Neyshaboor. It fells in ruin in the Timurid period. Later on, a handsome mausoleum was installed on it by Amir Alishir Navai`, the sage minister of Soltan Hossein Bayqara. It was... 

Bazzar Sarposh

Bazzar Sarposh, Neyshabur

 Behi Says:  Bazzar Sarposh(=roofed bazaar) is one of the unique Bazaars in Khorasan province.bulit during Safavid (16th Century).Bazzar Sarposh is very small part of great Bazaar that was from Mashhad gate(in West) to Iraq gate(in East), whole width of the city.There are a bathhouse & a... 

Fazl ebne Shazan

Fazl ebne Shazan, Neyshabur

 Behi Says:  Fazl ebne Shazan was a decent of Prophet Muhammad was born in 9th century AD. He was a Shia Muslim scholar & Writer.it's religious shrine, some go for pilgrimage.The interior walls are decorated with mirror & there is beautiful wooden ZarihTile workings are recent one... 

Tomb of Heydar Yaghma "Shaer-e Kheshtmal"

Tomb of Heydar Yaghma "Shaer-e Kheshtmal", Neyshabur

 Behi Says:  Heydar Yaghma "Shaer-e Kheshtmal" was a poet, born in 1926 in a village near Neyshabur & died in poverty in March 1986 in Neyshabur & buried beside Shadiyakh. Yaghma was a simple bricklayer worker and was not literate.He has described everything just through his rural simple... 

Tomb of Kamal ol-Molk

Tomb of Kamal ol-Molk, Neyshabur

 Behi Says:  Mohammad Ghaffari, better known as Kamal ol-Molk is the Iran's greatest contemporary painter,Born in 1847 in Kashan & died in 1940 and was buried in Neyshabur next to the Attar.He studied at Dar ol-Fonoon. His progress was so rapid that he became the royal painter of King... 

Imamzade Mahrogh, an Amazing Safavid TileWork (1)

Imamzade Mahrogh, an Amazing Safavid TileWork (1), Neyshabur

 Behi Says:  Imamzadeh Mahrogh is a Shi'a Imamzadeh, the son of the 4th Shi'a Saint Sajad.Imamzade Mahrogh is the Masterpiece of Safavid tile working. the entrance veranda is covered with glorious Tiles & decorated with mirrors.The shrine is located at southeast of Neyshabur, in the... 

Transportation  

Ghazal Trains to Neyshabur & then to Mashhad

Ghazal Trains to Neyshabur & then to Mashhad, Neyshabur

 Behi Says:  About 10 trains leave Tehran to Mashhad daily.The Ghazal is best & most expensive one, they used new wagons.a single ticket to Mashhad cost ~210,000 IRs in 2007.The 2nd one is Sabz, cost ~190,000 IRs, offer better service & food but air conditioner are not adjustable.The... 

Tomb of Khayyam to Tomb of Attar

Tomb of Khayyam to Tomb of Attar, Neyshabur

 Behi Says:  Tomb of Attar & Shadiakh & Tomb of Kamal ol-Molk is located about 1.5km in west of Tomb of Khayyam.Taxis are available & takes you to Tomb of Attar, Shared taxi costs 1000IRs.Tomb of Heydar Yaghma "Shaer-e Kheshtmal" is located on middle way.Walking takes about 20min. 

Train Station to Tomb of Khayyam

Train Station to Tomb of Khayyam, Neyshabur

 Behi Says:  We arrived ~7am, both taxi & bus was available in Train station.Buses takes you to Iran sq., (the 1st sq. after train station),Then you should take another one one.Tomb of Khayyam(& Imamzade Mahrogh) is located at it's last stop.Abbasi Caravansary is at middle routea ticket... 

Shopping  

Historical Bazaar of Nayshaboor: Historical Bazaar of Nayshaboor
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Dating back to the Safavid period, it is one of the unique roofed bazaars in Khorassan province. It is the only part of the large bazaars stretching from Mashad Gate to Iraq Gate.
It enjoys some houses, a caravansary, a small bazaar and a bathhouse. From 1998 onwards, the bazaar has been restored by the Cultural Heritage Organization and tradesmen of the Bazaar.

Written Jul 14, 2005

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Off The Beaten Path  

Shadiakh Archaeological site
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Shadiakh Archaeological site
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Shadiakh is Archaeological site in south east of Neyshabur, 1.5km west of Khayyam & 200m west of tomb of Attar.

Shadiakh constitute from 2 Word "Shady" & "Akh" means Happiness Creator.
The name Also recorded as "ShadKhakh", "ShadJahan" & "Shad Mehr".

Shadiakh was firstly a royal Garden in south western of old Neyshabur founded by Abdolah ebne Taher in ~830 AD.

Some notable people like Attar lived there. Attar's tomb is nowadays in that region.

The great earthquake destroyed this site in 1308 AD.

Some buildings has been discovered as audience hall, Forge, wine production, Glass blowing workshops & pottery kilns.
& some Objects as Pottery, glasses, metallic artifacts , Fresco, plaster statues & some skeletons.

some object are kept in small gallery in site.

Updated Jan 7, 2008

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