Isfahan province, also transliterated as Esfahan, Espahan, Isfahan, or Isphahan, is one of the thirty-one provinces of Iran. It is located in the center of the country in Iran's Region 2. Its secretariat is located in the city of Isfahan.
Kashan is a city in the northern part of Isfahan province, Iran. At the 2017 census, its population was 396,987 in 90,828 families.
Kashan County is a county in Isfahan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Kashan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 297,000, in 81,816 families. The county is subdivided into four districts: the Central District, Qamsar District, Neyasar District, and Barzok District. The county has eight cities: Kashan, Meshkat, Barzok, Jowshaqan va Kamu, Damaneh, Neyasar, Qamsar & Kamu va Chugan.
The Monar Jonban, is a monument located in Esfahan, in central Iran. Construction began in the 14th century Safavid or Ilkhanate dynasties of Iran to cover the grave of Sufi Amu Abdollah Soqla. Its notable feature is that if one of the minarets is shaken, the other minaret will shake as well.
Zeyn ol Din is a village in Kenevist Rural District, in the Central District of Mashhad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 370, in 94 families.
Deh-e Zeyn ol Din is a village in Khatunabad Rural District, in the Central District of Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its existence was noted, but its population was not reported.
Ali minaret is a historical minaret in Isfahan, Iran. It is close to the Ali mosque. This minaret is the oldest minaret in Isfahan, which dates back to the 11th century. This minaret is 52 metres (171 ft) in height and is the second highest historical minaret in Isfahan after the Sarban minaret. It is said that this minaret was originally 54 metres (177 ft), but its height has been decreased 2 metres in the course of time. There are four inscriptions on the Ali minaret. One of the inscriptions is made of brick and the others are made of ceramic.
Zeyn ol Din is a village in Poshtdarband Rural District, in the Central District of Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 368, in 89 families.
Kamāl od-Dīn Esmā'īl Esfahānī was a Persian writer of qasidas and other forms of poetry, who lived from 1173-1237. He and his father, the poet Jamal od-Din Mohammad Esfahani, were well known in Isfahan. He was murdered during the Mongol invasion and buried in a simple tomb. His tomb is in the Jouybareh district in Isfahan.
Zeyn ol Din is a village in Aspas Rural District, Sedeh District, Eqlid County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 91, in 16 families.
Zeyn ol Dini is a village in Kal Rural District, Eshkanan District, Lamerd County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 227, in 57 families.
The Jameh mosque of Kashan is the oldest historical structure in Kashan, Iran. Its only brick minaret is located in its southeastern corner. On the bottom part of the minaret, there is a kufic inscription made by embossed brick. On the inscription, it is mentioned the construction date of the minaret, which is 1074 AD. The minaret is the third oldest minaret in Iran, which has an inscription.
The Meydan mosque is a historical mosque in Kashan, Iran. It is located in the southern side of the Sang-e Ghadimi square and beside the Bazaar of Kashan. It is one of the oldest structures in Kashan. The primary structure belonged possibly to the seljuq era, but it was destroyed by the Mongols during their invasions. Later it was rebuilt and repaired by Khaje Emad ed-Din. A quotation for this matter is an inscription in the old mihrab, in which it is mentioned that it is built in 623 Hijri by Hassan ebn-e Arabschah in Kashan. The mihrab was in its original place until the last century, but it is kept now in the Museum of Islamic art in Berlin.
The Emamzadeh Ebrahim is a historical structure in Kashan, Iran. The Emamzadeh belongs to the Qajar era. It is well known for its turquoise dome, tiled minarets, pleasant yard and beautiful iwan. Paintings, tiles and decorations with cut mirrors have been added later in the early 20th century.
The Emamzadeh Panje Shah is an imamzadeh in Kashan, Iran. The imamzadeh has been a sacred place since the early islamic centuries. It was also in the past one of the safest sanctuary places and if a criminal had taken sanctuary in the imamzadeh, nobody dared to take him out by force. The Emamzadeh Panje Shah belongs to the Seljuq era, but its internal decorations belong mostly to the Qajar era. this structure is apparently the buried place of one of the Musa al-Kadhim's son. It has a conical dome, a yard, an iwan, several porticoes and a big wooden sepulcher.
Emamzadeh Taher and Mansour is a historical structure in Kashan, Iran. The construction of the building was completed in 1536, which is mentioned on the door of the tomb under the name of twelve shiites Imams. The Emamzadeh has a turquoise dome and minaret and also a wooden shrine.
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.
The Chehel Dokhtaran mausoleum is a historical structure in Kashan, Iran. It is located to the west of Emamzadeh Soltan Mir Ahmad. The mausoleum was built in the Ilkhanid era. Its high simple unadorned dome is the hallmark of the architecture in the Ilkhanid era.
The Khaje Taj od-Din mausoleum is a historical structure in Kashan, Iran. In the 15th century, Khaje Taj od-Din, the brother of founder of Zeyn od-Din minaret, Khaje Zeyn od-Din, built a mosque with minarets and a school on the tombs of two Imamzadehs and some of his contemporary scientists and judges. In the course of time the mosque and minarets and school were destroyed and only two domes remained, which is named Khaje Taj od-Din mausoleum. The outer surface of its eastern dome has tile mosaic. Around the dome, it has been decorated with three rows of raised stucco inscriptions. The inscriptions are some poems in the Naskh and Thuluth scripts.
The Ziyar minaret is a historical minaret in the Isfahan province in Iran. The minaret is located 33 km to the east of Isfahan city near the village Ziyar on the southern side of Zayanderud. It is 51 m high and is the second highest historical minaret in the province Isfahan after the Sarban minaret and the only three-storey minaret in the province, the height of which has not decreased in the course of time. No construction dates have been mentioned in its kufic inscriptions, but because of its similarity to the minarets of Seljukid era, it is estimated that it was built in the 12th century. The crown of the minaret has turquoise tiles.
