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Imamzadeh Yahya
The Imamzadeh Yahya (Persian: امامزاده یحیی – ''Emamzadeh Yahya'') is the tomb of a sixth-generation descendent of Hasan ibn Ali. This Imamzadeh was built in southern Varamin, Iran during the Ilkhanate period between 1260 and 1310. It had multiple patrons including Fakhr al-Din, the local ruler of the Ray province when Varamin had been its capital. Fakhr al-Din was the protegé of the fourth Ilkhanate ruler Arghun Khan and invested heavily in the Imamzadeh, as he also shared heritage with Hasan ibn Ali. The tomb was constructed using extravagant, valuable materials and incorporates architectural elements that facilitate worship. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, tiles from the Imamzadeh Yahya were looted, and many are located today in museums around the world. Local residents and tourists pray at the site and use the courtyard as event space. Gallery File:Iranian - Lusterware Star-Shaped Tile - Walters 481292.jpg, Tile works now kept in Walters Museum File:I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varamin
Varamin (; fa, ورامين, also Romanized as Varāmīn and Verāmin) is a city and capital of Varamin County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 218,991, and at the 2006 census, its population was 208,569, in 53,639 families. Etymology The word "''Varamin''" has been recorded with the same spelling and pronunciation in Perso-arabic script since 3rd A.H. century. While its etymology is not clear, there have been many speculations which are almost all not more than guesses. The entry "Varām" in Burhan-i Qati is defined as:"... Things that are easy and light, and a city in ''Mulk-i Rayy'' that is known also as ''Varāmin''." The name has been transliterated in Latin scripts in many ways; such as ''Veramin'', ''Veramine'', ''Weramin'', ''Weramine'', ''Veraumin'', and other variants, while Encyclopedia Iranica uses ''Varāmīn''. History Until 1220s, Varamin was an agricultural center of Ray. The raiding of Ray by the invading Mongols caused a flux ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |