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Imamzadeh Jafar
Imamzadeh Ja'far or Emamzadeh Ja'far ( fa, امامزاده جعفر) may refer to: *Emamzadeh Jafar, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, a village in Iran *Emamzadeh Jafar Rural District, in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran *Imamzadeh Ja'far, Borujerd, a tomb in Iran *Imamzadeh Ja'far, Damghan, a tomb in Iran * Imamzadeh Ja'far, Isfahan, a tomb in Iran *Pishva Pishva ( fa, پيشوا, also Romanized as Pīshvā, Pīchvā, and Pīshvah; also known as Emāmzādeh Ja‘far and Pīshyān) is a city and capital of Pishva County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 41,480, in 10 ...
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Emamzadeh Jafar, Kohgiluyeh And Boyer-Ahmad
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Emamzadeh Jafar Rural District
Emamzadeh Jafar Rural District ( fa, دهستان امامزاده جعفر) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Gachsaran County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm .... At the 2006 census, its population was 12,817, in 2,792 families. The rural district has 48 villages. References Rural Districts of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province Gachsaran County {{Gachsaran-geo-stub ...
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Imamzadeh Ja'far, Borujerd
Imāmzādeh Ja‘far ( fa, امامزاده جعفر بروجرد) is a historical mausoleum in Borujerd, western Iran. The tomb contains the remains of Abulqāsim Ja’far ibn al-Husayn, grandson of the Shī‘ah Imam Ali ibn Hussayn. History Built in the 11th century AD, Imamzadeh Jafar is one of the few examples of the architecture of the Seljuq and Ilkhanid eras in Iran. A very similar mausoleum is the Tomb of Daniel in Susa, south western Iran. The building is octagonal with a high dome in the center. The height of the conic-shaped dome is 25 meters from the base. The main entrance is on the east side and there are two halls decorated with tile work from the Safavid (16th century) and Qajar (19th century) times. The doors and the fringes are decorated by Safavid era intricate decorations. The interior decoration of the building has changed during different times and lastly, it has been covered with millions of small mirrors. The main gate is made of wood, with engrave ...
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Imamzadeh Ja'far, Damghan
An imamzadeh () is a Persian term with two related meanings: a type of holy person in Shia Islam, and the shrine-tomb of such a person. Firstly, it means an immediate descendant of a Shi'i Imam. The term is also used in Urdu and Azeri. Imamzadeh means "offspring" or descendant of an imam. There are many different ways of spelling the word in English,Esposito, John L. 2003. The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. Oxford University Press. Oxford. p 136. such as imamzada, imamzadah and emamzadah.Lambton, A.K.S. "Imamzada." Encyclopedia of Islam, Second Edition. Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. Van Donzel and W.P. Heinrichs. Brill, 2010. Brill Online. Augustana. 6 April 2010 Imamzadeh are basically the Syed's or Syeda's as they have descended from the Imams. Imamzadehs are also sayyids, though not all sayyids are considered imamzadehs. There are many important imamzadehs. Two of these are Fātimah bint Mūsā, the sister of Imam Ali al-Ridha, the eighth Twelver Ima ...
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Imamzadeh Ja'far, Isfahan
Imamzadeh Ja'far ( fa, امامزاده جعفر) is an imamzadeh in Isfahan, Iran. It is located opposite the Esmaeil religious complex. It is one of the pre-eminent structures of the Ilkhanid era. It is related that this emamzadeh is the grave of Ja'far ibn Abī Tālib, a companion of Mohammad. This structure was located formerly in the middle of a large yard, but it is now surrounded by residential buildings. The mausoleum is hexagonal and short and it seems that it had had a pyramid dome before, but its dome was destroyed and another dome like the dome of Chalabioghlou mausoleum in Soltaniyeh was built for it. This Emamzadeh is partly decorated by tile Tiles are usually thin, square or rectangular coverings manufactured from hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, baked clay, or even glass. They are generally fixed in place in an array to cover roofs, floors, walls, edges, or o ...s. References {{reflist Architecture in Iran Buildings and structures ...
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