Emamzadeh Jafar
Emamzadeh Jafar is a mosque in Yazd, Central Iran. Emamzadeh Jafar is situated nearby to Moshir Caravanserai hotel, as well as near ساباط های یزد.Photo: M.salari45, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Description: imamzadeh in Yazd, Iranian national heritage site
- Also known as: “Imamzadeh Jafar (Yazd)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moshir Caravanserai hotel and Mola Esmail Mosque.
Mola Esmail Mosque
Mosque
Photo: سیده زینب صفوی, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mola Esmail Mosque is situated 270 metres southeast of Emamzadeh Jafar.
Dowlatabad Garden
Photo: Parsglider, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dowlatabad Garden is a historical garden in Yazd, Iran. Its 33.8 meters tall windcatcher is the tallest adobe-made windcatcher in the world. It was listed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 2011, as part of the Persian gardens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yazd and Akramabad.
Yazd
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yazd is a desert city in central Iran and the capital of the Yazd province. 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.
Akramabad
Village
Akramabad is a village in Akramabad Rural District of Akramabad District, Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran, serving as capital of both the district and the rural district. Akramabad is situated 5 km southeast of Emamzadeh Jafar.
Kheyrabad
Neighborhood
Kheyrabad is a neighborhood in the city of Yazd in the Central District of Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran. As a village, it was the capital of Fajr Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Shahneh. Kheyrabad is situated 5 km southwest of Emamzadeh Jafar.
Emamzadeh Jafar
- Categories: imamzadeh, mausoleum, cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Yazd, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.89747° or 31° 53′ 51″ northLongitude
54.36108° or 54° 21′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8H3PV9W6+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 207064104OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5872838
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Emamzadeh Jafar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مرقد جعفر”
- French: “Imam Zadeh Jafar”
- Persian: “امامزاده جعفر (یزد)”
- Persian: “امامزاده جعفر”
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