This structure is the remnant of a monastery, mosque and mausoleum which is reputedly known as Sheikh Ahmad Esfanjerdy and belonged to Sheikh Ahmad Fahadan. Sheikh Fakhrodin Ahmad and his brother, Mohammad, were from Esfanjerd and were doing Shumali.
They migrated from their birth place and settled in the Fahadan locality in Yazd. These two Gnostics were greatly respected by the people.
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Ice-Pits – Yazd
Ancient icehouses are very interesting samples of old urban structures in Iran, which were constructed to store ice. Ice-houses consist of four basic parts as follows: the Ice house, dome, main wall and a little pool. In Yazd province, during the ...
Bondor Abad Monastery, Rastaq – Yazd
The Soltan aggregate of Bondor Abad is located in the Rastaq vicinity. The most significant parts of this complex are: Monastery (Khaneqah), Jame' Mosque, Hosseinieh (Mourning Place), water reservoir, watch tower and a tomb which is the burial-place ...
Zurkhaneh Saheb-al-Zaman – Yazd
Zurkhaneh sport is another name for Iranian traditional sports. The place where they do traditional sports is called a Zurkhaneh”. Apart from traditional sports, athletic wrestling is also done in Zurkhaneh.The world registry documents of ...
Desert Attractions – Yazd
Amongst the natural features pertaining to tourism in Iran, are desert characteristics. Taking a stroll is these vast spaces, watching the wonders of the moving sands, the burning and dry salt marshes, historical monuments, brick colored buildings ...
Badgir (Wind Trappers) – Yazd
One of the distinctive features of the cities of Yazd province which discriminate it from other cities, is the existence of various wind trappers. Most of them belong to old residential houses.On the other hand majority of urban reservoirs and ...
Amir Chakhmaq Square – Yazd
Amir Chakhmaq Square is one of the most beautiful tile-work and architectural masterpieces of century 9 AH. It belongs to Timurid period, and was called the same in Safavid era. Some of these monuments were revived in Shah Abbas's reign. This ...
Shah Seyed Reza Mausoleum – Yazd
This shrine with a tall dome is situated near the Chahar Menar Quarter. Each side of the dome is 9.25 meters and thickness of the walls is 2.35 meters. Probably the reason to call this place as Shah Seyed Reza, is the existence of a tombstone of a ...
Imamzadeh Abu Jafar – Yazd
The said is the resting abode of Imamzadeh Mohammad Ebne Ali reputedly known as Imamzadeh Jafar. He passed away in 424 AH. and was buried in Hossainian Alley of Yazd. Throughout the years, renovations have taken place at this site which is held in ...
