Moshtaghieh (Three Domes)

Three Qajar tiled domes over the tombs of Sufi mystics

A trio of small tiled domes rising over a walled compound near the bazaar, the Moshtaghieh marks the burial place of three Sufi mystics from the Nematollahi order, the best known being the 18th-century poet and dervish Moshtaq Ali Shah, who was stoned to death by a hostile clergy in 1791. The site became a centre of Sufi pilgrimage in the 19th century, and the present domes — covered in turquoise, lapis, and yellow tile work — were added in the Qajar period.

The interior, with carved plasterwork and small tomb chambers, is open during daylight hours; entry is free. The complex is in a quiet residential lane a short walk from the eastern end of the bazaar.

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