Imam Reza Shrine

The Imam Reza Shrine is the mausoleum of Ali al-Rida, the eighth Imam in Shia Islam, located in , the province of , . As one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, nearly 30 million Muslims making pilgrimages to the shrine every year, the most visited pilgrimage site in Islam.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Shia
  • Description: shrine in Mashhad, Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as: “Imam Reza shrine”
  • Address: امام رضا, مشهد

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gowharshad Mosque and Parizad Madrasa.

Mosque
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The Goharshad Mosque is a grand Friday mosque that is part of the Imam Reza Shrine complex, located in , in the province of Razavi Khorasan, . is situated 120 metres southwest of Imam Reza Shrine.

Building
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is a building.

Scenic viewpoint
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The Tomb of Nader Shah, also known as the Mausoleum of Nader Shah, is a mausoleum located in , in the northeastern province of , . is situated 1 km northwest of Imam Reza Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mashhad and Khalaj.

Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL.
Almost everything about relates to its role as the holiest city in Iran, even its name. As the capital of 's province, 's year-round cool temperatures and fascinating insights into the Shi'ite heartland have much to offer visitors.

Village
is a village in Torqabeh Rural District, Torqabeh District, Torqabeh and Shandiz County, Razavi Khorasan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 17, in 6 families. is situated 8 km southwest of Imam Reza Shrine.

Village
is a village in Tabadkan Rural District, in the Central District of Mashhad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 167, in 36 families. is situated 8 km northeast of Imam Reza Shrine.

Imam Reza Shrine

Latitude
36.28798° or 36° 17′ 17″ north
Longitude
59.61576° or 59° 36′ 57″ east
Open location code
8H8X7JQ8+58
Open­Street­Map ID
way 392608421
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­shia
Wiki­data ID
Q1791841
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Imam Reza Shrine” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الروضة الرضوية”
  • Arabic: “العتبة الرضوية المقدسة”
  • Arabic: “العتبة الرضوية”
  • Arabic: “حرم الإمام علي بن موسى الرضا”
  • Arabic: “ضريح الإمام علي بن موسى الرضا”
  • Arabic: “مرقد الإمام الرضا المقدس”
  • Arabic: “مرقد الإمام علي بن موسى الرضا”
  • Armenian: “Իմամ Ռեզայի դամբարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “İmam Rza türbəsi”
  • Basque: “Imam Reza santutegia”
  • Basque: “Imam Rezaren mausoleoa”
  • Belarusian: “Маўзалей Імама Рэзы”
  • Bengali: “ইমাম রেজার মাজার”
  • Bulgarian: “Имам Реза джамия”
  • Catalan: “Mausoleu de l’Imam Reza”
  • Central Kurdish: “مەزاری ئیمام ڕەزا”
  • Chinese: “伊玛目礼萨圣陵”
  • Chinese: “伊玛目里达圣陵”
  • Chinese: “伊瑪目禮薩聖陵”
  • Chinese: “馬什哈德”
  • Czech: “svatyně imáma Rezy”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الحضره الرضويه”
  • Esperanto: “Sanktejo Imamo Reza”
  • French: “mausolée de l’imam Reza”
  • French: “Mausolée de l’imam Reza”
  • German: “Imam-Reza-Schrein”
  • German: “Schrein von Ali al-Rida”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש האימאם א-רידא”
  • Hindi: “इमाम रज़ा की दरगाह”
  • Hindi: “इमाम रिज़ा दरगाह”
  • Indonesian: “Makam Imam Reza”
  • Italian: “Imam Reza shrine”
  • Italian: “Mausolée de l’imam Reza”
  • Italian: “Mausoleo dell’Imam Reza”
  • Italian: “santuario dell’Imam Reza”
  • Italian: “Santuario dell’Imam Reza”
  • Japanese: “イマーム・レザー廟”
  • Japanese: “イマーム･レザー廟”
  • Japanese: “エマーム・レザー廟”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Imam Reza”
  • Macedonian: “Имам Реза”
  • Malayalam: “ഇമാം റിദാ പള്ളി”
  • Ossetian: “Имам Резайы мавзолей”
  • Ossetian: “Имам Резайы Мавзолей”
  • Persian: “آرامگاه امام رضا”
  • Persian: “آرامگاه علی بن موسی الرضا”
  • Persian: “آرامگاه علی بن موسی”
  • Persian: “آرامگاه هارون الرشید”
  • Persian: “ارامگاه علی بن موسی”
  • Persian: “حرم امام رضا”
  • Persian: “حرم رضوی”
  • Persian: “حرم علی بن موسی الرضا”
  • Persian: “مجموعه حرم مطهر امام رضا”
  • Persian: “مرقد علی بن موسی الرضا”
  • Polish: “Sanktuarium Imama Rezy”
  • Portuguese: “santuário do Imã Reza”
  • Romanian: “Moscheea imamului Ridha”
  • Romanian: “Moscheea Imamului Ridha”
  • Russian: “Мавзолей Имама Резы”
  • Serbian: “Храм Имама Резе”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hram imama Reze”
  • Slovenian: “mavzolej imama Reze”
  • Spanish: “Mausoleo del Iman Reza”
  • Spanish: “Mausoleo del Imán Reza”
  • Spanish: “Santuario del Iman Reza”
  • Spanish: “santuario del Imán Reza”
  • Spanish: “Santuario del Imán Reza”
  • Swedish: “Imam Rezas helgedom”
  • Thai: “แฮแรเมเอมอมเรซอ”
  • Turkish: “İmam Rıza Türbesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Мавзолей Імама Рези”
  • Urdu: “امام علی رضا کا مزار”
  • Urdu: “مزار امام علی رضا”
  • Uzbek: “Imom rizo ansambli”
  • Uzbek: “Imom Rizo ansambli”
  • Uzbek: “Imom Rizo Ansambli”
  • Western Panjabi: “روضہ امام علی رضا”

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