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Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble

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Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble
Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble (Persian: مجموعه آرامگاه و خانقاه شیخ صفی‌الدین; Arabic: مجمع ضريح وتكية الشيخ صفي الدين) is a Sufi khānegāh and shrine complex that contains the tomb of Sheikh Safi-ad-Din Ardabili. It is located in the city of Ardabil, in the province of Ardabil, Iran. In 2010, the religious funerary complex was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The mausoleum was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 6 January 1932 and is administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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