Imamzadeh Sultan Mutahhar is an historical mausoleum in the city of
Rudehen
Rudehen ( fa, رودهن, also Romanized as Rūdehen, Rūd-e Hen, and Rūdīān) is a city and capital of Rudehen District, in Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 19,535, in 5,693 families.
Rudehen ...
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Tehran province.
Located in the ''Bumehen'' neighborhood of Roudehen, the current structure was rebuilt in the 15th century and contains the tomb of the murdered son of
Jafar as Sadiq, the 6th Shia
Imam
Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, ser ...
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Iranian architecture
Iranian architecture or Persian architecture (Persian: معمارى ایرانی, ''Memāri e Irāni'') is the architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Its history dates back to at least 5,000 BC w ...
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Imamzadeh
An imamzadeh () is a Persian language, Persian term with two related meanings: a type of holy person in Shia Islam, and the shrine-tomb of such a person.
Firstly, it means an immediate descendant of a Shia, Shi'i Imamah (Shia doctrine), Imam. T ...
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Buildings and structures completed in the 15th century
Architecture in Iran