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Kashmar County, Iran

Imamzadeh Hamzah

Kashmar County, Iran

Imamzadeh Hamzah
Photo: POS78 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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The Imamzadeh Hamzah is a Twelver Shi'ite shrine complex in Kashmar, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, comprising a mosque, the tomb of Sayyid Ḥamzah ibn Mūsā, an adjoining garden, and public cemetery. Built in the Safavid and Pahlavi architectural styles, the complex employs tile, marble, brick, and mortar in its construction. Added to Iran's National Heritage List on 31 May 2003, it stands as one of the holiest sites in Twelver Shia Islam and is administered by Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization.

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Type
imamzadeh, mausoleum, cultural property
Materials
tile, mortar, marble, brick
Heritage
Iranian National Heritage
Place
Kashmar County, Iran

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