Shebeli Tower is a historical tower in

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, a city situated in the Tehran Province of

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. Standing approximately tall, the structure is the roofed octagon tomb of Sheikh Shebeli, a Sufi mystic. A '' sirdāb'' (basement) also exists under the structure. The structure is a remnant of the

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era, dating it to the 12th century at the latest. Shebeli Tower is similar in design to extant structures in

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.TOMB AND TOWER OF SHEIKH SHEBELI
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