Chahar Padshahan
Iranian national heritage site
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Overview
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Chahar Padshahan, a Persian name meaning "Four Kings", is a historic mausoleum and mosque complex in the city of Lahijan, in Iran's Gilan Province. Four rulers of the Karkiya dynasty are buried within it. Although it was conceived as a mausoleum, the complex is also used as a mosque. It is described as a Twelver Shia site and is inscribed on the Iran National Heritage List.
History
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The complex was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 12 November 1938. It is administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
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The Chahar Padshahan (Persian: مسجد چهار پادشاهان, lit. 'Four Kings') is an historic Twelver Shia mausoleum and mosque, located in Lahijan, in the province of Gilan, Iran. Four rulers of the Karkiya dynasty are buried in the complex. Despite being intended as a mausoleum, the Chahar Padshahan is also used as a mosque.
The mausoleum and mosque complex was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 12 November 1938, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
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