Shadiyakh or Shadyakh ( fa, شادیاخ, presumably, a contracted form of , ''Shadi-Kakh'' means ''(The) Palace of Happiness'') was one of the main palaces, gardens and great neighborhoods of

Nishapur Nishapur or officially Romanized as Neyshabur ( fa, ;Or also "نیشاپور" which is closer to its original and historic meaning though it is less commonly used by modern native Persian speakers. In Persian poetry, the name of this city is wr ...

in the

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. It was established by Abdullah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani in the 9th century AD, becoming more important and populated after that. Some notable people like

Attar of Nishapur Abū Ḥamīd bin Abū Bakr Ibrāhīm (c. 1145 – c. 1221; fa, ابو حامد بن ابوبکر ابراهیم), better known by his pen-names Farīd ud-Dīn () and ʿAṭṭār of Nishapur (, Attar means apothecary), was a PersianRitter, H. ( ...

lived there. Attar's tomb is now in that area. This palace was perhaps completely ruined in 13th century AD. Shadyakh Is now an

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open to tourists and it is part of the national heritage list of Iran, with the registration number of 10910.

Archaeology

Excavations began in 2000 there and continued for around 2 years: buildings (possibly a palace), skeletons, equipment and other items were discovered by archeologists.

References

*Persian Wikipedia {{Razavi Khorasan Province Buildings and structures in Nishapur Archaeological sites in Iran Buildings and structures in Razavi Khorasan Province Tourist attractions in Razavi Khorasan Province