Zone 8

Zone 8 is a suburb in , . Zone 8 is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shah Cheragh Holy Shrine and Atiq Jameh Mosque.

Mosque
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The Shah Cheragh is a Twelver Shi'ite funerary monument and religious complex located in , in the province of , . 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.

Mosque
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The Ancient Congregational Mosque of Shiraz is the oldest mosque of , the capital of in . Dating from the earliest part of the 9th century Persian Renaissance following the liberation of Shiraz from the Abbasid Caliphate, it was built over a pre-existing religious compound, most likely a fire temple.

Marketplace
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Vakil Bazaar is a bazaar in central , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shiraz and Golestan Square.

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is the capital city of the province and a treasure trove of Persian culture. It was the capital of during the Zand dynasty's era, and is the celebrated birthplace of the great Persian poets Hafiz and Saadi.

Neighborhood
Shiraz is the fifth-most-populous city of and the capital of , 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 was home to almost 1,800,000 inhabitants.

Neighborhood
Shahrak-e is a village in Derak Rural District, in the Central District of , , . At the 2006 census, its population was 11,397, in 2,827 families. is situated 8 km north of Zone 8.

Zone 8

Latitude
29.61048° or 29° 36′ 38″ north
Longitude
52.5452° or 52° 32′ 43″ east
Open location code
7HXJJG6W+53
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6795886172
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
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