Ahowan Shah Soleimani Caravansary – Semnan

The same is another important water reservoir of Semnan and is a relic of the Qajar dynasty. The same has a large gateway resting on two brick pillars. This water reservoir has wide stone stairs, a high roof with a dome having a large sky-light so as to allow light to infiltrate.

In the village of Molladeh of Semnan two double storey beautiful edifices are situated within 50 m. from each other. They are made of sun baked bricks, and adorned with other architectural effects. The main doorway is of wood and on top of the western doorway the date 1310 AH. can be noted. This is...

This spring is in the northernmost part of Semnan, between Semnan and Mazandaran provinces. The water of this spring is extremely clear and unpolluted. This gushing spring after passing through the narrow pass of Roozbeh, flows as a river from the skirts of the mountains. The fringes of this river...

Due to the construction of a road, this bazaar has been divided into two. The same dates to the 8th century AH. and was constructed by the reputed Gnostic Sheikh Alaoddoleh Semnani. During the Qajar era the same was repaired and even in the recent years, parts of it has been repaired and renovated.

The northern city gate, Darvaza-e Arg, was built by Naser-o-din Shah. In the upper part of the gate pictures a scene from Shahname, Rostam fighting the white devil. Spiked with blue-tiled baby minarets, Darvaza-e Arg is Semnan’s dinky but iconic Qajar-era city gate, with appealing tile murals...

Arg Gate in Semnan is located in Semnan City. The monument is the northern gate and the only remaining part of Semnan Arg which was built ate the time of Bahman Mirza Baha al-Dowleh, son of Fathali Shah Qajar. The inscription on it shows that the building was finished in 1302 at the time of Naser...

The said mosque is located in the city center of Semnan. This mosque has four large entrances on four sides. The doors to the northern, southern and eastern sides have a vestibule (usually octagonal in shape) and corridors. The upper portion of the northern and eastern doors are arched and...

The same is situated in the Shaheed Raja'ie Ave., of Semnan. The structure consists of a dome, porch, two large halls and a huge terrace in front of the porch. The courtyard, hall and corridor and terrace were all places for burial and took the form of a cemetery. Imamzadeh Ja'far is the offspring...

Pahne Bath is one of the 9th Hijri century buildings which was established by the order of Khajeh Qias Al-Din Muhammad ibn-e Khajeh Taj Aldin Bahram Semnani, one of the ministers of the Timurid era in 1452. This bath is located in the central part of Semnan and near the complex of the central...

The same is located in the Qeysariyeh locality, opposite the northern entrance of the Jame' Mosque. This structure was constructed in the year 1118 AH. by Haj Fath Ali Beig Qajar, during the reign of Shah Soltan Hossain Safavid.

This hill lies at a distance of 3 km. east of Semnan city. The remnants here are located in a huge mound in the north east of the current Nasar. It is apparent that the former city was demolished in invasions, and the present village of Nasar has come up on these ruins. In the excavations made, a...

This mausoleum is situated to the south west of the 'Tekiyeh' Pahneh in the southern bazaar of Semnan. Hazrat Yahya is the offspring of Hazrat Moosa Bin Ja'far. The same comprises of a huge dome, a porch with tile work and a large courtyard. The dome is more than 600 years old, and has been...