Travel Guide Mashad, Iran | Things to do in Mashad

Mashad

The city Mashad itself was not a famous city in ancient time and gained all its fame after the martyrdom of Imam Reza, the 8^th Imam of Shia Muslim, who is buried in this city. Every year millions of pilgrimages visit Imam Reza Shrine. Because of so many visitors Mashad has huge number of hotels, specially the most luxurious ones, after some nights in rural homestays maybe a bit of luxury is not that bad!

In Mashad beside the Shrine of Imam Reza, you can visit the museum of Astan-e Qods Razavi which mostly related to Islamic period. You can visit a valuable collection of ancient Qurans. And you can visit the masterpieces of famous calligrapher Reza Abbasi belongs to Safavid era. Rugs and woven textiles in this museum are also interesting artefacts to see.

The other monument that catches your eyes is Goharshad mosque, in the south side of the shrine. This mosque was built during Timurid period under the order of Goharshad, Shahrukh’s wife. The elegance and beauty of the titles, calligraphy and architectural style makes this masque as one of the masterpieces of Iranian architect in Timurid period and due to the closeness to shrine of Imam Reza, this mosque is one of the most visited mosques in Iran. The other places you may like to visit in Mashad are Nadir Shah Afshar Tomb and Darougheh House.