The Firuzabad Tower ( fa, برج فیروزآباد) is a grave historical tower of the
Great Seljuq Empire
The Great Seljuk Empire, or the Seljuk Empire was a high medieval, culturally Turko-Persian, Sunni Muslim empire, founded and ruled by the Qïnïq branch of Oghuz Turks. It spanned a total area of from Anatolia and the Levant in the west to t ...
era that is located 17 km south of
Bardaskan in
Firuzabad village at
Shahrabad District
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on old
Torshiz
Turshiz ( fa, ترشیز ''Turshēz''), also known as Turaythith (), is a medieval district and city of the Quhistan region. It corresponds to the Kashmar area, located in the present-day Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. This region is divided into ...
. Archaeological evidence confirms the habitat of Islam until the seventh century AH, which is around the province and shining star of the eighth Imam of Appreciation through
Ali ar-Ridha
Ali ibn Musa al-Rida ( ar, عَلِيّ ٱبْن مُوسَىٰ ٱلرِّضَا, Alī ibn Mūsā al-Riḍā, 1 January 766 – 6 June 818), also known as Abū al-Ḥasan al-Thānī, was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the e ...
of this was the route. Cylindrical shape with an outward current height of the minarets and 18 meters with decorative elements and architectural style reflects the bricklayer is a mystery. The tower was added as the 91st monument to the list of
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
's national monuments.
[Ministry for Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicraft of Iran, 19 May 201]
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Gallery
file:Firuzabad Tower2021 10.jpg, Firuzabad Tower
file:Firuzabad Tower2021 15.jpg, Firuzabad Tower
file:Firuzabad Tower2021 14.jpg, Firuzabad Tower
file:Firuzabad Tower2021 18.jpg, Firuzabad Tower
file:Firuzabad Tower.jpg, An old picture of Firuzabad Tower
file:Firuzabad Tower2021 8.jpg, The stairs of Firuzabad Tower
file:Firuzabad Tower2021 24.jpg, Firuzabad Tower
See also
* Aliabad Tower
* Seyed Bagher Ab anbar
* Abdolabad Tomb
* Iran National Heritage List
Iran National Heritage List is a register of nationally significant monuments, places, buildings, events, etc., officially registered under the National Heritage Preservation Act of 1930. According to Article 1 of this law, "All the industrial mon ...
Notes and references
{{Razavi Khorasan Province
Buildings and structures in Bardaskan
Towers in Iran
Towers completed in the 14th century
Round towers
National works of Iran
Tourist attractions in Razavi Khorasan Province