Tomb of Sheikh Abu Zare

Tomb of Sheikh Abu Zare is a building in , . Tomb of Sheikh Abu Zare is situated near , as well as near .
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as: “مقبره شیخ ابی ذرعه”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Naranjestan-e Qavam Garden and Ghavam House.

Garden
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Qavam House, also known as Narenjestan-e Qavam, is a Qajar era house and garden in , , built between 1879 and 1886. During the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the house became the headquarters of 's Asia Institute, directed by Arthur Upham Pope, and later Richard Nelson Frye. is situated 290 metres northwest of Tomb of Sheikh Abu Zare.

Castle
Photo: Joan Simon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a castle, which is situated 300 metres northwest of Tomb of Sheikh Abu Zare.

Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Shah Cheragh is a Twelver Shia funerary monument and religious complex located in , in the province of , . The 12th-century complex is centred around the mausoleums of Ahmad ibn Musa and Mir Muhammad ibn Mussa, two sons of the seventh Shia Imam Musa al-Kazim. is situated 1¼ km west of Tomb of Sheikh Abu Zare.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shiraz and Golestan Square.

Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Village
is a village in, and the capital of, Qarah Bagh Rural District of the Central District of , province, . is situated 8 km south of Tomb of Sheikh Abu Zare.

Tomb of Sheikh Abu Zare

Latitude
29.60594° or 29° 36′ 21″ north
Longitude
52.55461° or 52° 33′ 17″ east
Open location code
7HXJJH43+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1200808954
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q5882117
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In Other Languages

“Tomb of Sheikh Abu Zare” goes by many names.
  • Persian: “آرامگاه شیخ ابی ذرعه”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Joula Mosque and Holy Defense Museum.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bank Maskan and Bank Saderat Iran.

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Worth a closer look: Shiraz and Persepolis.

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