Baghmisheh gate ( fa, دروازهٔ باغمیشه, az, باغمشه قاپی سی), also transliterated as ''Baghmasha'', is an old gate in the
Bazaar suburb of
Tabriz
Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quru River valley in Iran's historic Azerbaijan region between long ridges of vo ...
, north-western
Iran
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Until modern times, the city was protected by a
defensive wall. There were just four main
gates (Bghmasha, Gajil, Mahad mahin, Khiyaban. Istanbul, and Nobar). Of these, just Baghmisha gate survives today.
See also
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Baghmisheh Bāghmisheh or Bāghmasha ( az, باغمشه ) is one of the historic districts of Tabriz, 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 ...
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Azarbaijan Museum
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Gates
Buildings and structures in Tabriz