Shadiyakh or Shadyakh (, presumably, a contracted form of , ''Shadi-Kakh'' means ''(The) Palace of Happiness'') was one of the main palaces, gardens and great neighborhoods 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 ...

in the

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. It was established by Abdullah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani in the 9th century AD, becoming more important and populated after that. Some notable people like

Attar of Nishapur Faridoddin Abu Hamed Mohammad Attar Nishapuri ( – c. 1221; ), better known by his pen-names Faridoddin () and ʿAttar of Nishapur (, Attar means apothecary), was a poet, theoretician of Sufism, and hagiographer from Nishapur who had an immense ...

lived there. Attar's tomb is now in that area. This palace was perhaps completely ruined in 13th century AD. Shadyakh Is now an

archeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology an ...

open to tourists and it is part of the national heritage list of Iran, with the registration number of 10910.

Archaeology

Excavations began in 2000 there and continued for around 2 years: buildings (possibly a palace), skeletons, equipment and other items were discovered by archeologists.

References

*Persian Wikipedia {{Razavi Khorasan Province Buildings and structures in Nishapur Archaeological sites in Iran Buildings and structures in Razavi Khorasan province Tourist attractions in Razavi Khorasan province