Mahan (Iran)
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| Province : | Kerman | ||
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 4 ′ N , 57 ° 17 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 19,002 (2012) | ||
| Time zone : | UTC +3: 30 | ||
Mahan or Māhān ( Persian ماهان) is a small town about 35 kilometers southeast of Kerman in the province of the same name . The oasis is known on the one hand for the burial place of the Sufi order founder Nemat Ollah-e Valis (1331–1431) and on the other hand for the Shahzadeh garden located six kilometers to the south .
Burial place of Nemat Ollah-e Vali
The tomb of the Shah Only ed-Din Nemat Ollah-e Vali - a Persian poet , scholar and founder of the Shiite Sufi Ni'matullāhī - is a complex construction, whose famous dome and twin minarets fully with turquoise tiles are covered. The mausoleum ( Qubba ) was built by Ahmad Shah Vali in 1436. Expansions and renovations of the building, especially the dome, made during the reign of the Safavid -Königs Shah Abbas I in 1601. The addition of minarets in combination with other courts dates back to the Qajar under Muhammad Shah Qajar and Naser ad-Din Shah . The place is still visited by many pilgrims today.
traffic
The place is on the Qom – Zahedan railway , the southern east-west rail link of Iran.
sons and daughters of the town
- Al-Mahani , mathematician and astronomer of the 9th century
- Ruhollah Khaleghi (1906–1965), composer, conductor and author
Web links
- Mahan . sacredsites.com (view of Nemat Ollah-e Valis grave with description)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
