Iran · Pilgrimage shrine
Imam Reza Shrine
A vast sanctuary in Mashhad centred on the tomb of Ali al-Rida, the eighth Imam in Twelver Shia tradition.
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Sacred places in Iran
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Iran · Shrine ensemble
Sheikh Safi al-Din Shrine
An Ardabil sanctuary joining the memory of a Sufi teacher with the later religious and political history of the Safavid dynasty.
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Iran · Pilgrimage shrine
Chak Chak
A mountain sanctuary near Yazd associated with Zoroastrian pilgrimage and a remembered story of refuge.
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