Qal’-e Tabarak

Iran


The mud-walled remains of this Sassanid-era fortress overlook the mineral springs of Cheshmeh Ali.


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1. Cheshmeh Ali

0.03 MILES

In the past, locals used to clean their carpets in the pool here fed by an underground mineral spring. On the rocks above is an elaborate inscription made…

2. Toghoral Tower

0.48 MILES

This 12th-century brick tower rises up 20m and was originally topped by a conical dome that has long since collapsed. The tower, surrounded by a small…

3. Imamzadeh Shah-e Abdal-Azim

1.61 MILES

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4. Imamzadeh Zeid

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Weave your way through the bazaar to find this ornately decorated shrine to a descendant of the prophet.

5. Imam Khomeini Mosque

4.9 MILES

Still popularly known as the Shah Mosque, this handsome early-18th-century complex is looking all the better for recent interior restoration. One of the…

6. Grand Bazaar

4.99 MILES

The maze of bustling alleys and the bazaris (shopkeepers) that fill them make this a fascinating, if somewhat daunting, place to explore. Despite being…

7. Golestan Palace

5.17 MILES

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8. Dar ul-Funun

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