Emamzadeh Taher
Emamzadeh Taher, located in Iran in the town of Karaj, is one of the most famous cemeteries in Iran.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Place of worship
- Denomination: Shia
- Description: imamzadeh in Karaj, Iran
- Also known as: “Emāmzādeh Ţāher”, “Imam Zadeh Taher Shrine”, and “Imamzadeh Taher (Karaj)”
- Address: آزادراه قزوین - کرج
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mehrshahr Apple Garden and Golshahr.
Mehrshahr Apple Garden
Orchard
Mehrshahr Apple Garden is an orchard, which is situated 660 metres south of Emamzadeh Taher.
Golshahr
Metro station
Golshahr Metro Station is the former western end of Tehran Metro Line 5. It is located in Mehrshahr in southwest of Karaj. In December 2019, Line 5 was extended further west beyond this station to Hashtgerd. Golshahr is situated 1¼ km northeast of Emamzadeh Taher.
Imamzadeh Muhammad (Karaj)
Mosque
Imamzadeh Muhammad (Karaj) is a mosque, which is situated 2 km north of Emamzadeh Taher.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mehrshahr and Jahanshahr.
Mehrshahr
Town
Photo: Parsa 2au, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mehrshahr is an affluent area located south-west of Karaj city in Alborz province, Iran.
Jahanshahr
Neighborhood
Photo: Nassim.haghighi1990, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jahanshahr is a neighborhood, which is situated 6 km east of Emamzadeh Taher.
Karaj
Karaj is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Earliest evidence of inhabitation in Karaj can be dated to the Bronze Age at Tepe Khurvin.
Emamzadeh Taher
- Categories: imamzadeh, mausoleum, building, shrine, and religion
- Location: Alborz, Western Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.81728° or 35° 49′ 2″ northLongitude
50.92302° or 50° 55′ 23″ eastElevation
1,266 metres (4,154 feet)Open location code
8H7GRW8F+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 164814550OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=shrineOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=shia
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Portuguese—“Emamzadeh Taher” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “İmamzadə Tahir qəbiristanlığı”
- German: “Imamzadeh Taher (Karaj)”
- Hebrew: “אמאם-זאדה טאהר”
- Persian: “امامزاده طاهر (کرج)”
- Persian: “امامزادهٔ طاهر (کرج)”
- Persian: “امامزاده طاهر کرج”
- Persian: “امامزادهٔ طاهر کرج”
- Persian: “امامزاده طاهر”
- Portuguese: “Imamzadeh Taher”
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