Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami mausoleum complex

Mausoleum Complex of
Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami

The Iwan of Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami's Mausoleum in Torbat-e Jam
Shown within Iran
Basic information
Location Iran Torbat-e Jam, Iran
Geographic coordinates 35°14′50″N 60°37′46″E / 35.247315°N 60.629470°E / 35.247315; 60.629470Coordinates: 35°14′50″N 60°37′46″E / 35.247315°N 60.629470°E / 35.247315; 60.629470
Affiliation Sunni Islam
Detail of the left wall of Ivan with a Islamic calligraphy of Al-Mulk, 67th chapter (sura) of the Quran

Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami mausoleum complex (in Persian: مجموعهٔ آرامگاهی شیخ احمد جامی) is a collection of religious buildings, mosques, houses and tombstones all around the central tombstone of Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami, Iranian Muslim sufi who lived between 1048 and 1141 in Torbat-e Jam, Khorasan, Iran.[1]

References

  1. Iran. Lonely Planet Publications. 2008. p. 368.
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