Emamzadeh Soltan Mir Ahmad

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Emamzadeh Soltan Mir Ahmad
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Religion
Affiliation Shia Islam
Province Isfahan
Location
Location Kashan, Iran
Municipality Kashan
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Geographic coordinates 33°58′30″N51°26′23″E / 33.974961°N 51.439617°E / 33.974961; 51.439617
Architecture
Type Imamzadeh

Emamzadeh Soltan Mir Ahmad is an Emamzadeh in Kashan, Iran. The tiling in front of the larger iwan and the two minarets of the building were repaired and rebuilt in the Qajar era. The emamzadeh includes a large courtyard, an iwan and a shrine. It has a conical dome and big porticoes. [1]

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References

  1. Hosseyn Yaghoubi (2004). Arash Beheshti (ed.). Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān(Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan) (in Persian). Rouzane. p. 190. ISBN   964-334-218-2.