Shebeli Tower

Shebeli Tower is a historic tower in Damavand, a city situated in the of . Standing approximately 10 metres tall, the structure is a roofed octagonal monument apparently dedicated to Abu Bakr al-Shibli, a Sufi mystic and governor of Damavand.
  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,990 metres (6,520 feet)
  • …stands 10 metres (33 feet) tall
  • Description: mausoleum tower in Damavand, Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as
    “Emāmzādeh Shekh Shablī”
    “Maqbareh-ye Shekh Shablī”
    “Sheikh Shebeli Tower”
    “Sheykh shebli Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jameh Mosque of Damavand and Islamic Azad University of Damavand.
Mosque
The Jāmeh Mosque of Damavand is a Friday mosque… is situated 300 metres west of Shebeli Tower.
University
The Islamic Azad University, Damavand Branch is a campus of Islamic Azad University system in . is situated 3 km southwest of Shebeli Tower.
is a mosque, which is situated 2 km north of Shebeli Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Damavand and Kal Dasht-e Abu Talebi.
is a city in the Central District…
Village
is a village in Tarrud Rural… is situated 5 km south of Shebeli Tower.
Village
is a village in Tarrud Rural District… is situated 5 km southwest of Shebeli Tower.
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Latitude
35.71739° or 35° 43′ 3″ north
Longitude
52.07322° or 52° 4′ 24″ east
Open location code
8H7JP38F+X7
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Shebeli Tower” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج الشيخ الشبلي”
  • Arabic: “برج الشيخ شبلي”
  • Dutch: “Shebeli-toren”
  • Dutch: “Sjeik Shebeli-toren”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “برج شبيلى”
  • German: “Scheich-Shebeli-Turm”
  • German: “Shebeli-Turm”
  • Persian: “امامزاده شیخ شبلی”
  • Persian: “برج شبلی”
  • Persian: “برج شيخ شبلي”
  • Persian: “برج شیخ شبلی”
  • Persian: “مقبره شیخ شبلی”
  • Turkish: “Şeyh Şebeli Kulesi”
  • Turkish: “Şeyh Şebeli Türbesi”

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