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Mashhad Destination Guide

Explore Mashhad in Iran

Mashhad in the region of Razavi Khorasan with its 2,307,177 inhabitants is a town in Iran - some 459 mi or ( 739 km ) East of Tehran , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Mashhad

Current time in Mashhad is now 07:20 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Dastgerdan, Shotorak, Pava, Karimabad, and Konar Kal. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Dastgerdan . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Mashhad ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Mashhad

5:18 min by Hooman Saffarian
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good memories of Mashhad... ..

HolyShrine of Imam Reza (AS) Mashhad - Iran

1:08 min by Mehdi Haghbin
Views: 7716 Rating: 3.29

The Entrance of Holy shrine of Imam Reza(AS) in Mashhad -Iran (2008) ..


Maraseme shabe Shahadate Emam Reza dar harame agha

5:02 min by vahabkosar
Views: 1136 Rating: 5.00

heyate azadarane tork dar sahne ghods dar harame agha emam reza dar shabe shahadate hazrat ... hodude saate 2 nime shab ... ..

Maraseme shabe Shahadate Emam Reza dar harame agha

4:42 min by vahabkosar
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heyate azadarane tork dar sahne ghods dar harame agha emam reza dar shabe shahadate hazrat ... hodude saate 1.5 nime shab ... ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Goharshad Mosque

Goharshad Mosque is a former free standing mosque in Mashhad of the Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, which now serves as one of the prayer halls within the Imam Reza shrine complex. It was built by the order of Queen Goharshad, the wife of Shah Rukh of the Timurid Dynasty in 1418 CE. The architect of the edifice was Ghavameddin Shirazi, who is responsible for so many of Shah Rukh's great buildings, with the architectural and decorative manpower supplied from Shiraz and Isfahan.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.29 59.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1410s architecture, Buildings and structures in Mashhad, Iranian architecture, Mosques in Iran, Timurid dynasty

Al-Hurr al-Aamili

Muhammad bin al-Ḥassan b. Ali b. al-Ḥusayn al-ʿĀmili al-Mashghari, commonly known as Al-Ḥurr Al-ʿĀmili (1033/1624 - 1104/1693), was a muhaddith and a prominent Twelver Shi’a scholar. He is best known for his comprehensive hadith compilation known as Wasael ush-Shia (also known as Wasa’il ush-Shi’a) and as the second of the “Three Great Muhammads” in later Shi’a Islamic history.

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Located at 36.29 59.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1624 births, 1693 deaths, Iranian ayatollahs, Lebanese Shia Muslims, Muslim scholars, Shia Muslim scholars of Islam, Shia clerics

Mashhad International Airport

Mashhad International Airport or Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport is an airport in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran. The airport is the country's second busiest only to Tehran Mehrabad Airport and above the famous Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport. In 2010 the airport handled 5,983,227 passengers along with 56,533 tons of cargo. It is connected to 57 destinations and has frequent flights to 30 cities within Iran and 27 destinations in the Central Asia, the Middle East and East Asia.

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Located at 36.24 59.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Airports in Iran, Buildings and structures in Mashhad

Aria Air Flight 1525

Aria Air Flight 1525 was a scheduled Iranian domestic flight which crashed on landing at Mashhad International Airport, Mashhad, Iran, on 24 July 2009.

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Located at 36.24 59.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 2009 in Iran, Accidents and incidents involving airliners, Accidents and incidents involving the Ilyushin Il-62, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2009, Aviation accidents and incidents in Iran, Mashhad

Taban Air Flight 6437

Taban Air Flight 6437 was a scheduled domestic flight that crashed on landing at Mashhad, Iran on 24 January 2010. All 170 people escaped from the burning aircraft without loss of life. Most of the passengers were pilgrims returning from visiting holy sites in Iraq.

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Located at 36.24 59.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 2010 in Iran, Accidents and incidents involving airliners, Accidents and incidents involving the Tupolev Tu-154, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2010, Aviation accidents and incidents in Iran, Mashhad, Taban Air

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Mashhad