Pir Bakran ( fa, پیربکران, also
Romanize
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d as Pīr Bakrān; also known as Pīr Bāqerān; formerly known as Linjan لنجان) is a city and capital of
Pir Bakran District, in
Falavarjan County
Falavarjan County ( fa, شهرستان فلاورجان) is in Isfahan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Falavarjan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 232,019 in 60,613 households. Retrieved 25 October 202 ...
,
Isfahan Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,851, in 2,934 families.
It is located southwest by road from
Isfahan.
Sights
It contains the mausoleum of
Muhammad ibn Bakran, a
Sufi saint who taught theology outside the existing structure at the site. The
iwan
An iwan ( fa, ایوان , ar, إيوان , also spelled ivan) is a rectangular hall or space, usually vaulted, walled on three sides, with one end entirely open. The formal gateway to the iwan is called , a Persian term for a portal projecting ...
was constructed to serve as his classroom, but was uncompleted at the time of his death in 1303. The structure was later modified to function as his
mausoleum.
The ancient cemetery of the Jews of Esfahan is situated close to this complex. It contains tombs inscribed from the 2nd century AD. The major mausoleum contains the tomb attributed to the biblical person
Serah bat Asher. For Jews this is a place of pilgrimage.
For its public transit system, The city is served by
Falavarjan County Municipalities Mass Transit Organization bus network route 3.
Images of Serah bar Asher cemetery
File:General_view_of_Pir_Bakran_mausoleum.jpg,
file:Serah bat Asher cemetery, Pir Bakran, Mose tile image.jpg, Memorial tile image for Moses, inscription in Hebrew and Farsi letters
file:Serah bat Asher cemetery, Pir Bakran, recent gravestone.jpg, Recent gravestone (2012), showing date in Hebrew and Farsi calendars
See also
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Pir Bakran mausoleum
References
External links
Square Kufic decoration at the Muhammad ibn Bakran shrine
Populated places in Falavarjan County
Cities in Isfahan Province
Jewish cemeteries
Ziyarat
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