Takht-e Foulad
Takht-e Foulad | |
---|---|
تخته فولاد | |
General information | |
Type | cemetery |
Address | Isfahan Province, Isfahan, Takht Foulad, Valeh St, Iran |
Town or city | Isfahan |
Country | Iran |
Coordinates | 32°37′39″N 51°40′59″E / 32.62750°N 51.68306°E |
Known for | Containing the mausoleums of prominent clerics, scholars and ascetics, as well as the graves of martyrs who were killed in the Iranian Revolution. |
Takht-e Foulad (Persian: تخته فولاد), also known as Lissanul Arz is a historical cemetery in Isfahan, Iran. It is a large funerary complex that includes several historic mausoleums, mosques, tekyehs, sub-cemeteries and standalone graves.[1][2]
History
The exact origins of the cemetery are not known, but some historians have theorised that it may have pre-Islamic origins.
The cemetery was expanded in the
During the
During Pahlavi rule, the cemetery had become full. Locals were then forbidden from carrying out any further burials.[2] They were still allowed to visit the sites in the cemetery, however.[2]
Landmarks in the cemetery
Mausoleum of Baba Rokneddin
Khatoon Abadi Mausoleum
One of the
Mausoleum of Mir Fendereski
The burial place of the famous mystic and scholar in the Safavid era, Mir Fendereski.[1] His grave has a stone tombstone, which bears the date 1640, the year he died. Next to the grave, a ghazal of the poet Hafez, in the Nastaliq script style, made with stucco, by Mir Emad Hassani, is visible on the wall of the place.
Mausoleum of Agha Hossein Khansari
Roknolmolk Mosque
It was formerly known as the Aksa Mosque. The mosque was built in the Qajar era, and is at the edge of the Takht-e Foulad cemetery. The mosque has a room that contains the graves of both Roknolmolk and his wife, located near to the entrance, as well as a mausoleum for clerics of the Kalbasi family.
Mohammad Jafar Abadei Tekyeh
Established by the Qajar viceroy, Roknolmolk, named for the Shi'ite scholar, Mohammad Ja'far Abadei.[7] It is adjacent to the Roknolmolk Mosque.
Golestan-e Shohada Cemetery
This smaller sub-cemetery is attached to the cemetery of Takht-e Foulad.[8][9] The cemetery is where several martyrs are buried, hence the name Shohada, is a Persianized form of the word Shuhada which means Martyr in Arabic. One of the first burials in the cemetery is that of Abolhassan Shamsabadi. Those killed in the Haft-e Tir Bombing of 1981, and those who lost their lives during the Iranian Revolution are buried here as well.[3]
Within the cemetery, there is also a cenotaph attributed as a grave to the Biblical prophet Joshua[10][11] however there is no evidence that he is buried there.
See also
- List of historical structures in Isfahanfor a list of other mausoleums, mosques and other Islamic heritage in the Isfahan Province
- List of mausoleums in Iran for a complete list of mausolea in Iran.
References
- ^ a b c d "قبرستان تخت فولاد". Kojaro (in Persian).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "گورستان تخت فولاد؛ تاریخچه + راه های دسترسی - مجله مِستر بلیط" (in Persian). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ a b "قطعه های گلستان شهدا". sahebnews.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- . Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Mahdawi. Tadhkirat al-qubūr. p. 153.
- ^ ISBN 964-334-218-2.
- ^ "رکن الملک (سلیمان)".
- ^ "تاريخچه گلستان شهدا" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 5 September 2016.
- ^ "خبرگزاری فارس - تخت فولاد؛ قدیمیترین قبرستان بعد از وادیالسلام+تصاویر". خبرگزاری فارس. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "تجمع در اعتراض به ساختوساز در گلستان شهدای اصفهان". اقتصادنیوز (in Persian). 28 May 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "خبرگزاری فارس - تخت فولاد؛ قدیمیترین قبرستان بعد از وادیالسلام+تصاویر". خبرگزاری فارس. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2023.