This ancient water mill is one of the most important, largest and beautifully structured water mill in the city of Semnan.
From the architectural point of view, it has been structured to suit desert conditions and thereby this is in the traditional form, with a huge conical dome, rounded stairs having air-vents.
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Gol Roodbar River – Semnan
This river takes its source in the northern heights of the Shahmirzad and is fed by other tributaries in the vicinity follows its course towards the west of Semnan. From here it sinks into the surrounding desert lands. In the northern areas of this ...
Bastam Jame’ Mosque – Semnan
The said mosque is located at a distance of 200 m. from the tomb of Bayazid to the south of Bastam. The same comprises of two sections. One is the square courtyard with an altar which is intricately and artistically adorned with a master-piece of ...
Hazrat Ali-ebne Ja’far Mausoleum – Semnan
The same is situated in the Shaheed Raja'ie Ave., of Semnan. The structure consists of a dome, porch, two large halls and a huge terrace in front of the porch. The courtyard, hall and corridor and terrace were all places for burial and took the ...
Imamzadeh Yahya – Semnan
Fronted with splendid blue tiling and filled with dazzling mirror-mosaics, this mostly contemporary imamzadeh just off the bazaar entombs Yahya bin Musa Kazim, one of the brothers of the eighth imam. The men's side prayer hall is floored in ...
Altitudes and Summits – Semnan
The northern heights of Semnan province are in the southern sector of the mountainous wall of the Alborz Mountains. The most important heights in the eastern sector of the Alborz Mountains, in the Semnan region and Shahmirzad are, Shahvar with an ...
Saroo Castles – Semnan
These castles are located 10 km. northeast of Semnan in the mountainous region of Saroo. With the passage of time, the northern castle is in a demolished state, leaving behind only a skeleton. The southern castle comprised of three floors. The first ...
Forests and Deserts – Semnan
The forests areas of the province are the natural forests located in the northern fringes which are the continuation of the mountainous forests of the Alborz mountains, the juniper forests on the southern skirts of the Alborz range with tall and ...
Pachenar Castles – Semnan
These castles are located in the south west of the Abuzar Sq. of Semnan. Some believe the same to be related to the Taherian period. The western castle of Pachenar with an elevation of over 13 m. has two round watch towers to the radius of 2 m. This ...
