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Golestan Province, Iran

Gonbad-e Qabus

Golestan Province, Iran

Gonbad-e Qabus
Photo: Amin Shakeri · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

The Gonbad-e Qabus is a brick tower mausoleum in Golestan Province, Iran, built in 1006 in the Ziyarid style of Islamic architecture. It stands 53 metres tall and is listed as both an Iranian National Heritage site and a World Heritage Site.

Movement

Built
Type
tower, mausoleum, cultural property
Materials
mortar, brick
Heritage
Iranian National Heritage, World Heritage Site
Height
53 m
Place
Golestan Province, Iran

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Location

37.25812, 55.16899