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List of mausoleums in Iran

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This is a list of mausoleums in Iran. A mausoleum is a building constructed as a monument enclosing a grave of a person or a group of people.[1] In Iran, a mausoleum can be a standalone building, or it can be attached to a mosque or even function as one.[2] Sometimes such buildings can be known as Imamzadeh.

The Mausoleum of Prophet Qeydar in Zanjan province.
The tomb of Cyrus the Great, an example of pre-Islamic mausolea

Pre-Islamic mausoleums

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Post-Islamic mausoleums

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Ardabil Province

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East Azerbaijan Province

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Gilan Province

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Fars Province

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Hamadan Province

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Kerman Province

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Kermanshah Province

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Isfahan Province

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Razavi Khorasan Province

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Tehran Province

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Zanjan Province

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Modern (20th century) mausoleums

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ كتابات في الميزان: المقام والمرقد والعتبة، يوسف البيومي، تاريخ الوصول 27 نوفمبر 2013. Archived 2017-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Esposito, John L. 2003. The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. Oxford University Press. Oxford. p 136.