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Tag: sheikh safi al-din khānegāh and shrine ensemble

Sheikh-Safi-al-Din-Shrine

Sheikh Safi al-Din Shrine

Seven hundred years ago, a great Sufi master built his Khanqah in a big beautiful garden, in the city of Ardabil to teach and raise his students in there. The garden that was the Sufi’s house as well is now one of the finest structures of Iran and a world heritage site entitled by UNESCO. […]

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Safi al-Din Ensemble

Safi al-Din Ensemble

Safi al-Din Ensemble in Ardabil is a Sufi spiritual retreat dating from between the early 16th century and late 18th century. It is the burial site of Safi al-Din Ardabili (b. 1252/3), the eponymous founder of the Safawiyya order of Sufism. The complex is a fine example of medieval Iranian architecture. The shrine was an […]

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