Bodhem-e-Davazdah Emam

Davāzdah Imām, also known as The Shrine of the Twelve Imams, is an 11th-century mausoleum and ziyarat in the Fahadan quarter of , . It is the earliest-dated building in Yazd.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: shrine in Yazd, Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as: “Davāzdah Imām”, “Davazdah Imam Shrine”, and “Shrine of the Twelve Imams”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fahadan Hussainiya and Coin and Anthropology Museum.

Monument
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is a monument.

Museum
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is situated 210 metres east of Bodhem-e-Davazdah Emam.

Mosque
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is situated 790 metres south of Bodhem-e-Davazdah Emam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yazd and Akramabad.

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is a desert city in central and the capital of the . It is an ancient city dating back to the Sassanian period. It is nicknamed "the City of Windcatchers" in Persian, and in 2017, this city of 530,000 people was listed by as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Village
is a village in Rural District of District, Yazd County, province, , serving as capital of both the district and the rural district. is situated 5 km southeast of Bodhem-e-Davazdah Emam.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the city of in the Central District of Yazd County, province, . As a village, it was the capital of Fajr Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of . is situated 6 km southwest of Bodhem-e-Davazdah Emam.

Bodhem-e-Davazdah Emam

Latitude
31.90493° or 31° 54′ 18″ north
Longitude
54.37008° or 54° 22′ 12″ east
Open location code
8H3PW93C+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1270438981
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q5949489
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Uzbek—“Bodhem-e-Davazdah Emam” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ضريح الائمه التناشر”
  • French: “Tombeau des douze imams”
  • Fulah: “Davāzdah Imām”
  • German: “Mausoleum der 12 Imame”
  • Persian: “آرامگاه دوازده‌امام”
  • Uzbek: “Davazdah Imom”

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