Qadamgah () is a city in the Central District of

Zeberkhan County Zeberkhan County () is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qadamgah, whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 3,127 in 992 households. History After the 2016 census, Zeberkhan District was se ...

, Razavi Khorasan province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

, serving as capital the county. It is also the administrative center for

Zeberkhan Rural District Zeberkhan Rural District () is in the Central District of Zeberkhan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. It is administered from the city of Qadamgah. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district ...

History

Qadamgah is a

Shia Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political successor (caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community (imam). However, his right is understood ...

pilgrimage site that is historically associated with the city of

Nishapur Nishapur or Neyshabur (, also ) is a city in the Central District (Nishapur County), Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan province, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Ni ...

. It is now legally designated as a separate

county A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...

(shahrestan), having previously been part of the administrative county of Nishapur. As a result of Imam al-Rida's journey from

Medina Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...

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, during which he traversed a significant portion of Iran, numerous qadamgahs are attributed to him. The most renowned qadamgah associated with Imam al-Rida is located in Nishapur, constructed under the orders command of Shah 'Abbas in 1020/1611 over remnants relics an earlier structure. building. It is widely believed is a footprint, embedded in on a black within inside building, which is attributed to Imam al-Rida. The majority of qadamgah attributed to Imam

Ali al-Ridha Ali al-Rida (, 1 January 766 – 6 June 818), also known as Abū al-Ḥasan al-Thānī, was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the eighth imam in Twelver Shia Islam, succeeding his father, Musa al-Kazim. He is also part of th ...

in Iran date back to the

Safavid The Guarded Domains of Iran, commonly called Safavid Iran, Safavid Persia or the Safavid Empire, was one of the largest and longest-lasting Iranian empires. It was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often considered the begi ...

era. At least one-tenth of the 250 qadamgahs in

which are associated with a prophet, an Imam, or a holy figure, are attributed to Ali al-Ridha. Most of these qadamgahs are located along his route from

(the so-called "Path of Wilaya However, there are qadamgahs attributed to him in other regions of Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,769 in 797 households, when it was capital of the former

Zeberkhan District Zeberkhan District () is a former administrative division of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital was the city of Qadamgah. History After the 2016 National Census, the district was separated from the county in the ...

Nishapur County Nishapur County () is in Razavi Khorasan province, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nishapur, the second largest city in the province and the third largest city in Eastern Iran. History Nishapur massacre by the Mo ...

. The following census in 2011 counted 2,958 people in 940 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,127 people in 992 households. After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zeberkhan County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Qadamgah as the county's capital.

Gallery

Blessed footprints of Imam Ali Reza (A.S.) in Qadamgah (4460139974).jpg, Interior view of the sacred site Qadam Ghah Mosque (3).jpg, The Mosque of Qadamgah, a holy place for

Shia Islam Shia Islam is the second-largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political Succession to Muhammad, successor (caliph) and as the spiritual le ...

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