Basij
Basij is a metro station in Fars, Central Iran and has an elevation of 1,525 metres. Basij is situated nearby to Eram Garden, as well as near the neighborhood Golestan Square.- Opening hours: 8:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Metro station
- Also known as: “Amir Kabir”, “Meydan-e Basij”, “Meydān-e Basīj”, and “امیر کبیر”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eram Garden and Shah Cheragh Holy Shrine.
Eram Garden
Garden
Photo: Siamak.ess, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eram Garden is a historic Persian garden in Shiraz, Iran. The garden, and the building within it, are located at the northern shore of the Khoshk River in the Fars province. Eram Garden is situated 3½ km north of Basij.
Shah Cheragh Holy Shrine
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Shah Cheragh Holy Shrine is situated 2½ km east of Basij.
Afifābād Garden
Garden
Photo: Masoud Kameli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Afif-Abad Garden, originally the Gulshan Garden, is a museum complex in Shiraz, Iran. Afifābād Garden is situated 2½ km northwest of Basij.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shiraz and Golestan Square.
Shiraz
Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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. Golestan Square is situated 5 km east of Basij.
Cheshmeh Seyed Safari
Village
Cheshmeh Seyyed Safari is a village in Qarah Bagh Rural District, in the Central District of Shiraz County, Fars province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 155, in 30 families. Cheshmeh Seyed Safari is situated 7 km southwest of Basij.
Basij
- Categories: underground metro station, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Fars, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.60391° or 29° 36′ 14″ northLongitude
52.51583° or 52° 30′ 57″ eastElevation
1,525 metres (5,003 feet)Inception
February 8th, 2023Open location code
7HXJJG38+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 11362701839OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
12527143Wikidata ID
Q109994837
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In Other Languages
From French to Persian—“Basij” goes by many names.
- French: “Amir Kabir”
- Persian: “ایستگاه متروی امیرکبیر (شیراز)”
- Persian: “ایستگاه متروی بسیج”
- Persian: “میدان بسیج”
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