Nishapur (Neyshaboor): 6 attractions found

Hakim Omar Khayam Nayshaburi Tomb – Neyshaboor

One of the eye-catching sites is the garden which envelopes the resting place of the great scholar, mathematician, philosopher and poet, Hakim Omar...

Sheikh Attar Nayshaburi Tomb – Neyshaboor

Earidodin Abu Hamed Mohammed-ebne-Abu Bakr Ebrahim Ben Issaq Attar Nayshaburi, the great poet and Gnostic of Iran was born around the year 540 AH and...

Imamzadeh Mohammad Mahrooq – Neyshaboor

This tomb is one of the historical sites which dates back to the 10th century AH. Amazing tile-works of the portico, the entrance to the shrine,...

Jame’ Mosque – Neyshaboor

The building of this mosque is of 9th century AH, and its founder was Pahlavan Ali-e-Nami. The courtyard of this mosque is square shaped, with tall...

Binalood and Other Mountains – Neyshaboor

These mountain ranges are the continuation of the Alborz Mountain Range. The Aladaq running 170 km. at a stretch, lies between the Koorkhod Mountains...

Nishapur’s Turquoise – Neyshaboor

Nishapur town in addition of being the cradle of science, culture and famous people in some eras of Iran’s history and civilization has also been...

Know more about Nishapur (Neyshaboor)

Nishapur (Neyshaboor or Nishabur) is a city in the Khorasan Province, capital of the Nishapur County and former capital of Province Khorasan, in northeastern Iran, situated in a fertile plain at the foot of the Binalud Mountains. Nearby are the turquoise mines that have supplied the world with turquoise for at least two millennia. The city was founded in the 3rd century by Shapur I as a Sasanian satrapy capital. Nishapur later became the capital of Tahirid dynasty and was reformed by Abdullah...

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