The Mausoleum of

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. ...

( fa, آرامگاه‌ عطار نیشابوری) is located in Nishapur in northeastern

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. It's located near the

Mausoleum of Omar Khayyám The Mausoleum of Omar Khayyam ( Persian: آرامگاه عمر خیام ) is a modern mausoleum of white marble erected over Omar Khayyam's headstone located on the south-east of the city of Nishapur, Iran. This mausoleum is a symbol of modern Per ...

. The structure is octagonal in shape with a tile worked onion shaped dome. It has 4 entrances, the northern one is the main entrance. The structure is adorned with colored (green, yellow and blue) tiles and carvings. The interior site is covered by plaster and has four seats. The Mausoleum is located in a garden covering an area of about 119 sq. m. The grave of the well known painter

Kamal-ol-molk Mohammad Ghaffari ( fa, محمد غفاری), better known as Kamal-ol-Molk (), was an Iranian painter and part of the Ghaffari family in Kashan. Biography Mohammad Ghaffari, better known as Kamal-ol-Molk, born in Kashan in 1848, to a family wi ...

is also situated in a part of this garden. This mausoleum was initially built by the order of Ali-Shir Nava'i during the reign of the Tmurid dynasty in

Persia Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

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File:Kamalolmolk & Attar Neyshabur - panoramio.jpg, alt=The Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur and the Tomb of Kamal-ol-molk, The Mausoleum of

and the

Tomb of Kamal-ol-molk Mausoleum of Kamal-ol-molk ( fa, آرامگاه کمال الملک) is the mausoleum of Kamal-ol-Molk, a famous Persian painter, in the south-east of the city of Nishapur. This building is located near the Tomb of Attar of Nishapur. This tomb w ...

File:تندیس و مقبره عطار نیشابوری در یک قاب 01.jpg, alt=Statue of Attar, near his mausoleum, Statue of

Attar Attar or Attoor ( ar, عطار, ) may refer to: People *Attar (name) *Fariduddin Attar, 12th-century Persian poet Places *Attar (Madhya Pradesh), the location of Attar railway station, Madhya Pradesh, India *Attar, Iran, a village in Razavi Kho ...

, near his mausoleum File:آرامگاه شیخ فرید الدین عطار نیشابوری.jpg, alt=Front view of the Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur, Front view of the Mausoleum of

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"Iran Tourism & Touring Online"
{{Razavi Khorasan Province

Buildings and structures in Nishapur Attar of Nishapur Tourist attractions in Razavi Khorasan Province 15th-century architecture