Mithra Temple of Maragheh
The Mithra Temple of Maragheh, also referred to as Mithra Temple of Verjuy or simply Mehr Temple, is a mysterious underground place of worship of the Indo-Iranian god Mitra, dating back thousands of years, near the northwestern Iranian city of Maragheh.Photo: Behrad09, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Place of worship
- Description: grotto in Maragheh County, Iranian national heritage site
- Also known as: “Imamzadeh Masum”, “Mehr Temple”, “Mehri Temple”, “Mihri Temple”, “Temple of Mehr”, “Temple of Mehri”, and “معبد مهر ورجوی”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varjavi and Aghkand-e Samaraq.
Varjavi
Village
Photo: auoobfa(ايوب فارابي), CC BY 3.0.
Varjavi is a village in, and the capital of, Qareh Naz Rural District in the Central District of Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Aghkand-e Samaraq
Village
Aghkand-e Samaraq is a village in Qareh Naz Rural District, in the Central District of Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 333, in 80 families.
Chay Baghi
Village
Chay Baghi is a village in Qareh Naz Rural District, in the Central District of Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 279, in 62 families. Chay Baghi is situated 3½ km east of Mithra Temple of Maragheh.
Mithra Temple of Maragheh
- Categories: grotto, vihara, Buddhist temple, imamzadeh, cultural property, and religion
- Location: East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
37.33216° or 37° 19′ 56″ northLongitude
46.23844° or 46° 14′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8H9886JQ+V9OpenStreetMap ID
node 6448225007OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q5867135
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Mithra Temple of Maragheh” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معبد مهر”
- French: “Mithraeum de Maragha”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Mehr”
- Persian: “معبد مهر”
- Persian: “نیایشگاه مهری”
- South Azerbaijani: “مهر معبدی”
- Turkish: “Mehr Tapınağı”
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