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Imamzadeh Ja’far

The Imāmzādeh Ja‘far is a Shi'ite Imamzadeh and , located in , , western . The mausoleum contains the remains of Abulqāsim Ja’far ibn al-Husayn, grandson of the Shī‘ah Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Shia
  • Description: imamzadeh in Borujerd, Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as: “Imamzadeh Ja’far, Borujerd” and “Imamzadeh Jafar”
  • Address: جعفری, بروجرد, 6917656456

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jame‘ Mosque of Borujerd and Sultani Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: Asadi, Public domain.
The Jāmeh Mosque of Borujerd is a Shi'ite Friday mosque in , , western Iran. Situated in the old district of Borujerd city, previously called Do Dangeh, the Jameh Mosque of Borujerd was built on an ancient fire temple of the pre-Islamic Sasanian Empire in the 3rd century AH, and is the oldest mosque in the Zagros area and western Iran. is situated 650 metres west of Imamzadeh Ja’far.

Mosque
Photo: Asadi s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Soltani Mosque of Borujerd, also known as the Imam Khomeini Mosque of Borujerd and the Shah Mosque of Borujerd, is a Twelver Shi'ite in central , , western . is situated 1 km west of Imamzadeh Ja’far.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bazar and Borujerd.

Locality
Photo: Asadi, Public domain.
Great Bazaar of is located in the centre of the city and consists of Rasteh Bazaars and Caravanserais. A Rasteh Bazaar is a lane with covered roof usually with shops and workshops of a particular profession.

Photo: Babakgh, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is an old city in , a western province of . The city has been populated since 50 AD. Many historical sites and monuments are located in and around the city.

Village
is a village in Valanjerd Rural District, in the Central District of Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 503, in 144 families. is situated 3½ km northeast of Imamzadeh Ja’far.

Imamzadeh Ja’far

Latitude
33.89639° or 33° 53′ 47″ north
Longitude
48.77059° or 48° 46′ 14″ east
Open location code
8H5CVQWC+H6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4740808325
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­shia
Wiki­data ID
Q5891172
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Imamzadeh Ja’far” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مرقد جعفر الكاظم”
  • Dutch: “Imamzadeh Ja’far”
  • Persian: “امام زاده جعفر (بروجرد)”
  • Persian: “امام زادهٔ جعفر (بروجرد)”
  • Persian: “امامزاده جعفر (بروجرد)”
  • Persian: “امامزادهٔ جعفر (بروجرد)”
  • Persian: “امامزاده جعفر”
  • Persian: “بنای امامزاده جعفر (بروجرد)”
  • Persian: “بنای امامزاده جعفر”
  • Urdu: “امامزادہ جعفر”
  • Uzbek: “Imomzoda Jaʼfar maqbarasi”
  • Western Panjabi: “امامزادہ جعفر”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Imamzadeh Ja’far”. Photo: Asadi s, CC BY-SA 4.0.