Shah Cheragh
The Shah Cheragh is a Twelver Shi'ite funerary monument and religious complex located in Shiraz, in the province of Fars, Iran. The 12th-century complex is centred around the mausoleum of Sayyid Ahmad, the son of Musa al-Kazim, who is known as Shah Cheragh in local traditions, and hence the building's name.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mosque
- Description: shrine complex in Shiraz, Iranian national heritage site
- Also known as: “Šāh-e Čerāḡ”, “Shāh Cherāgh”, and “Shah Cheragh shrine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Vakil Bazaar and Naranjestan-e Qavam Garden.
South Vakil Bazaar
Marketplace
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Vakil Bazaar is a bazaar in central Shiraz, Iran. South Vakil Bazaar is situated 1 km west of Shah Cheragh.
Naranjestan-e Qavam Garden
Garden
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Qavam House, also known as Narenjestan-e Qavam, is a Qajar era house and garden in Shiraz, Iran, built between 1879 and 1886. During the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the house became the headquarters of Pahlavi University's Asia Institute, directed by Arthur Upham Pope, and later Richard Nelson Frye. Naranjestan-e Qavam Garden is situated 1 km south of Shah Cheragh.
Pars Museum
Museum
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The Pars Museum is a museum in Shiraz, Fars province, Iran. Founded in 1936 under Reza Shah Pahlavi, it is located in Nazar Garden. The octagonal building was the place in which royal guests were hosted by the Zand dynasty of Iran. Pars Museum is situated 1 km west of Shah Cheragh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golestan Square and Shiraz.
Golestan Square
Neighborhood
Shiraz is the fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, which is historically known by the exonym Persia proper. As of the 2016 national census, the population of the city was 1,565,572 people, and its built-up area with Sadra was home to almost 1,800,000 inhabitants.
Shiraz
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Shiraz is the capital city of the Fars province and a treasure trove of Persian culture. It was the capital of Iran during the Zand dynasty's era, and is the celebrated birthplace of the great Persian poets Hafiz and Saadi.
Roknabad
Neighborhood
Shahrak-e Roknabad is a village in Derak Rural District, in the Central District of Shiraz County, Fars province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 11,397, in 2,827 families. Roknabad is situated 7 km north of Shah Cheragh.
Shah Cheragh
- Categories: imamzadeh, mausoleum, architectural ensemble, cultural property, and religion
- Location: Fars, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Shah Cheragh” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “العتبة الاحمدیة”
- Arabic: “شاه جراغ”
- Basque: “Xha Xheragh”
- Bengali: “শাহ চেরাগ”
- Bulgarian: “Джамия Шах Чераг”
- Catalan: “Shah Cheragh”
- Chinese: “灯王之墓”
- Czech: “Šáh Čerag”
- Dutch: “Sjah Tsjeragh”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد شاه جراج”
- French: “Chah-Tcheragh”
- French: “sanctuaire de Shah Cheragh”
- French: “Shah Cheragh”
- German: “Schah Tscheragh”
- Hindi: “शाह चेरघ”
- Italian: “Shah Ceragh”
- Japanese: “シャー・チェラーグ廟”
- Kazakh: “Шахчерағ”
- Lithuanian: “Šach Čerago mečetė”
- Persian: “آستان مقدس احمدی و محمدی”
- Persian: “حرم احمد بن موسی”
- Persian: “حرم حضرت احمد بن موسی”
- Persian: “حرم حضرت شاهچراغ”
- Persian: “حرم شاهچراغ”
- Persian: “حرم شاهچراغ”
- Persian: “شاه چراغ”
- Portuguese: “Shah Cheragh”
- Russian: “Мавзолей Шах-Черах”
- Swedish: “Shah Cheragh”
- Thai: “ชอฮ์เชรอฆ”
- Thai: “ชอฮ์แชรอฆ”
- Turkish: “Şah Çerağ”
- Ukrainian: “Мавзолей Шах-Черах”
- Urdu: “شاہ چراغ”
- Western Panjabi: “احمد بن موسی بن جعفر”
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