Khaqani Park ( fa, بوستان خاقانی) or ''Boostan Khaqani'' is a small park in
Tabriz
Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...
, located between the
Azerbaijan Museum
Azerbaijan Museum is the major archaeological and historical museum in Tabriz, in the northwest part of Iran (East Azerbaijan Province). It was established in April 1958. The museum consists of three major halls, a side yard, office rooms and a l ...
and the
Blue mosque. The park is named after the 12th century Persian Poet
Khaqani Shirvani
Afzal al-Dīn Badīl ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿOthmān, commonly known as Khāqānī ( fa, خاقانی, , – 1199), was a major Persian poet and prose-writer. He was born in Transcaucasia in the historical region known as Shirvan, where he served as ...
, who died in Tabriz.
Photo gallery
Image:KhaqaniPark-Tabriz.JPG
See also
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Khaqani
Afzal al-Dīn Badīl ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿOthmān, commonly known as Khāqānī ( fa, خاقانی, , – 1199), was a major Persian poet and prose-writer. He was born in Transcaucasia in the historical region known as Shirvan, where he served as ...
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Tabriz
Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...
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Shah-goli
References
City of Tabriz on Iran Chamber Society (www.iranchamber.com) Editorial Board, East Azarbaijan Geography, Iranian Ministry of Education, 2000(High School Text Book in Persian)
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070216155119/http://www.tabrizcity.org/
Parks in Tabriz
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