Imam Reza shrine & Haram complex | Tourist Attraction
Iran
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- Verified:
- almost 5 years ago
- GPS:
- 36.28799, 59.61567
- Altitude:
- 992.5 masl
- Contributor:
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Golandy
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This is the holiest place in Iran where millions of pelgrims go to every year. Its also supposedly one of the biggest mosque complexes in the world. All in all very, very impressive. Not to miss when you’re near!
We just entered and wandered around, but after the tourist police tracked us, we learned that’s not allowed. You get a free English guide at the information centre, they’re all volunteers but the ones we met spoke good English and had a lot of information. No rushed tour, they had ‘all the time we wanted’. Unfortunatly the shrine itself was offlimits for tourists. We were allowed to take a peek inside though. The rest of the complex, especially the first court and mirror halls, still make it worth the visit.
There are three museums. They’re only open in the morning and with the English guides it’s free.
Women need to wear chador, you can pick one up at the entrances. No camera’a allowed, there are secure luggage rooms (free of charge) and they do a full body search -airport-style- before you can enter.
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We stayed around 4 hours in the Shrine complex and the guide was very motivated, had a lot of knowledge and spoke very good English.
Everyone we met was sad that „no“ foreign tourists visit that second holiest place (after Mekka) if the muslim world. They know what they are talking about :-) so go and visit! :-)
This is the holiest place in Iran where millions of pelgrims go to every year. Its also supposedly one of the biggest mosque complexes in the world. All in all very, very impressive. Not to miss when you’re near!
We just entered and wandered around, but after the tourist police tracked us, we learned that’s not allowed. You get a free English guide at the information centre, they’re all volunteers but the ones we met spoke good English and had a lot of information. No rushed tour, they had ‘all the time we wanted’. Unfortunatly the shrine itself was offlimits for tourists. We were allowed to take a peek inside though. The rest of the complex, especially the first court and mirror halls, still make it worth the visit.
There are three museums. They’re only open in the morning and with the English guides it’s free.
Women need to wear chador, you can pick one up at the entrances. No camera’a allowed, there are secure luggage rooms (free of charge) and they do a full body search -airport-style- before you can enter.
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