Measure Museum
The Measure Museum of Tabriz is in Salmasi House. The museum has a variety of weighing tools such as goldsmith scales, large scales for field vegetables, the balance weights, oil modules, astronomical instrument-like astrolabes, meteorology-related assessment tools, compasses and watches from the past centuries, and a 5-million-year-old tree belonging to the Pliocene.Photo: Fabienkhan, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Museum
- Description: building in Iran
- Also known as: “Assessment Museum”, “Measure museum”, and “Sanjesh Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bazaar of Tabriz and Blue Mosque.
Bazaar of Tabriz
Photo: Rei nikoo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bazaar of Tabriz is a historic market in central Tabriz, Iran. It is one of the oldest bazaars in the Middle East and the largest covered bazaar in the world. It is one of Iran's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Bazaar of Tabriz is situated 450 metres northeast of Measure Museum.
Blue Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Blue Mosque, also known as the Masjed-e Moẓaffariya and as the Kabood Mosque, is a former mosque and mausoleum complex, in a partial ruinous state, partially preserved as a museum, located in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Blue Mosque is situated 540 metres east of Measure Museum.
Azerbaijan Museum
Museum
Photo: Navid Sadighi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Azerbaijan Museum is a major archaeological and historical museum in Tabriz, northwestern Iran. It was established in April 1958. Located next to the Blue Mosque, the museum was designed by André Godard. Azerbaijan Museum is situated 450 metres east of Measure Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nowbar and Tabriz.
Nowbar
Suburb
Nobar is an ancient and historical district in south of Tabriz, Iran. Nobar bath and Saat Tower are located in this district. The Saat Tower was built by in 1934 at the site of the historical cemetery of the Nobar district.
Tabriz
Photo: Hoseinb007, Public domain.
Tabriz is the capital of East Azerbaijan province, in the Azerbaijan region of Iran. It is a modern industrialized Iranian city with signs of civilization dating back 2,500 years.
Khiyavan
Neighborhood
Khiyaban is one of the oldest districts of Tabriz in northwestern Iran. Khiyaban is restricted to Meydan River, Maralan district and Azadi Blvd. During the Iranian Constitutional Revolution, Khiyaban was under the command of the revolutionary Baqir Khan and had an important role in the victory of the revolution.
Measure Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
38.07279° or 38° 4′ 22″ northLongitude
46.295° or 46° 17′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8HC837FW+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 5544528080OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6804184
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Persian—“Measure Museum” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Təbriz ölçü muzeyi”
- Bengali: “পরিমাপ জাদুঘর”
- Persian: “موزه سنجش”
- Persian: “موزهٔ سنجش”
- Persian: “موزهی سنجش”
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