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Imamzadeh Ja'far, Borujerd

Iran

The 186th tallest tower in the world

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The Imāmzādeh Ja‘far is a Shi'ite Imamzadeh and mosque, located in Borujerd, Lorestan province, western Iran. The mausoleum contains the remains of Abulqāsim Ja’far ibn al-Husayn, grandson of the Shī‘ah Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn. The complex was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 5 May 1997, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran. The complex is one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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