Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Shiraz, Iran

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Number of sights 14 sights
Distance 5.8 km
Ascend 93 m
Descend 82 m

Explore Shiraz in Iran with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Shiraz

Sight 1: Nazar Ali Khan Hammam

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The Bath Nazar Ali Khan is related to the Qajar period and is located in Shiraz, the old neighborhood of Eshaq Beyg, Shahid Akbar Monshi Alley, and this work has been registered on March 15, 2001 with registration number 3404 as one of the national monuments of Iran.

Wikipedia: حمام نظر علی خان (FA)

1024 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 2: Nazar Garden

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The Pars Museum is a museum in Shiraz, Fars Province, southern Iran. Founded in 1936 under Reza Shah Pahlavi, it is located in Nazar Garden.

Wikipedia: Pars Museum (EN)

275 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Vakil Bath

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Vakil Bath, Wakil Bath, or Wakil Hammam is an old public bathhouse (hammam) in Shiraz, Iran. It was a part of the royal district constructed during Karim Khan Zand's reign (1751–1779) which includes the Arg of Karim Khan, Vakil Bazaar, Vakil Mosque and many administrative buildings. It is located on the west side of the Vakil Mosque. The hammam was originally intended for use by the nobility and continued to be in use up until the 20th century.

Wikipedia: Vakil Bathhouse (EN)

376 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Ordou Bazaar

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Urdu Bazaar is a Qajar period and located in Shiraz, between Moshir House and Rohollah's three-way market, and this work has been registered on June 14, 2003 with registration number 9236 as one of the national monuments of Iran. It is also the name of an old neighborhood in Lahijan city.

Wikipedia: اردوبازار (FA)

221 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Tavakoli Hammam

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The Tavakoli bath is from the Qajar period - the Pahlavi period and is located in Shiraz, opposite the tomb of Noor, Lotfali Khan Zand Street, and this work has been registered as one of the national monuments of Iran on 23 October 2003 with registration number 10498.

Wikipedia: حمام توکلی (FA)

224 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Tomb of Muhammad ibn Musa al-Kazim

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The tomb of Mohammad b. Musa Kazem (known in Shiraz as Sayyid Mir Muhammad and Astan Mohammadi) is the tomb of Sayyid Mir Mohammad, son of Musa b. Ja'far in the courtyard of the Shahcheragh shrine in Shiraz. This court is located in the eastern part of the shrine of Ahmad b. Musa b. On the left is the tomb of Abraham, his son.

Wikipedia: آرامگاه سید میر محمد (FA)

267 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Atiq Jameh Mosque

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Jameh Mosque of Atigh is a 9th-century mosque in Shiraz, the capital of Fars Province, Iran, Atigh Jameh mosque the oldest mosque of Shiraz was built in celebration of the conquest of Shiraz by Saffarid Amroleiss in the year 276 AH and was completed in 281 AH. It has been restored many times. The height of the building and its various nocturnal areas (Shabestans) with beautiful tile work on the ceilings, gives a unique charm to this place. It is located in the east of Shah Cheragh Shrine. The entrance door of Shah Cheragh is on the west side of the mosque. undefined Atiq Jame Mosque of Shiraz has been renovated several times. Nodbeh Wall and Khodaye Khane are some of the attractions of this mosque. Additionally, the dome of the north Iwan and the hypostyle columns are so attracting. In the southern part of this mosque, there is a wall called “Nodbeh”. It differentiates from other walls with a picture of colorful cedar on it. It is believed that on the night of Miraj, Boragh /Buraqpassed from this (Nodbeh) Wall. There is an Iwan and Shabestan. Shabestan is an underground space that can be usually found in the traditional architecture of mosques, houses, and schools in ancient Iran. These spaces were usually used during summers and could be ventilated by windcatchers and qanats. North side is also known as “Imam Gate”. North gate is decorated with Mogharnas tiles.

Wikipedia: Jameh Mosque of Atigh (EN)

283 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Shah Cheragh Holy Shrine

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Shah Cheragh is a 12th century funerary monument and religious complex located in Shiraz, Iran. It 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 is named as such. The site is the 363th national monument of Iran.

Wikipedia: Shah Cheragh (EN)

517 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: Manteghi Nejad Historical House

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The Manteqinejad House is a Qajar era and located in Shiraz, the alley Ahmadi Street behind the new mosque, and this work was registered on May 8, 1973 with registration number 1490 as one of the national monuments of Iran. This spectacular house, which now houses the Museum of Islamic Art, is located in the old neighborhood of this historic city. The interior decorations of the house include wooden windows with colorful glass, carved arches and beautiful stucco. In the southern part of this historic mansion, there is an alcove with spectacular mirrors, and in this part of the building, there are beautiful wind towers and paintings on the ceiling, such as flower and bush designs, women's faces and pictures of European palaces. The eastern and western parts of the building have numerous rooms as well as beautiful interiors. At the Manteghinejad House, one of the most impressive mirrors in Iran can be seen, which invites many audiences to see itself every year. The Manteqinejad Mansion of Shiraz, also known as the Art House, was refurbished in 2004 and became a music museum in 2005.

Wikipedia: خانه منطقی‌نژاد (FA)

598 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 10: Armenian Church of St. Mary

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Armenian Church of St. Mary

The Church of the Virgin Mary is one of the churches of Shiraz, which was founded in 1662. In 1550, there was a small church in the present church, surrounded by Armenian houses in Shiraz. The church is located in Sang-e Siah neighborhood, Qaani Street, Darband Moshir Alley, near Moshir Mosque, next to the Armenian market.

Wikipedia: کلیسای مریم مقدس (شیراز) (FA)

223 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: گرمابه سنتی خانی

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Khani Bath is a Qajar period and is located in Shiraz, Shahid Dastgheib Street, next to Moshir Mosque and this work has been registered as one of the national monuments of Iran on August 6.

Wikipedia: حمام خانی (FA)

204 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Bibi Dokhtaran Mausoleum

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The Tomb of Bibi Dokhtaran was built by the Ilkhanate and is located in Shiraz.

Wikipedia: Tomb of Bibi Dokhtaran (EN)

272 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Ilkhani Garden

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The Ilkhani Garden is one of the buildings of Mohammad Qoli Khan Ilkhani Qashqai and is located near Bibi Dokhtar Mausoleum in the neighborhood of Shah Square. This garden is one of the gardens of the Qajar era and has a large old tree and a great old mansion. In describing the Ilkhani garden, Forsat al-Dawlah Shirazi writes, "In the neighborhood of Shah Square, there is a small garden, the lower and upper mansion and all are in a good position in the middle of it is a four-season mansion, its roof sloped, its gardens adorned with colorful flowers and is decorated with thorns and crests by Mohammad Qoli Khan Ilkhani and is the place of the ruling of that dynasty."

Wikipedia: باغ ایلخانی (شیراز) (FA)

1303 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 14: Shapouri House

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Shapouri House or Shapouri Pavilion and Garden is an early 20th-century Iranian building and garden in the city of Shiraz, Iran.

Wikipedia: Shapouri House (EN)

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