Emamzadeh Jafar, Isfahan

Emamzadeh Jafar
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Basic information
Location	Isfahan, Iran
Geographic coordinates	32°39′48″N 51°41′04″E / 32.663333°N 51.684444°ECoordinates: 32°39′48″N 51°41′04″E / 32.663333°N 51.684444°E
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Municipality	Isfahan
Province	Isfahan
Architectural description
Architectural type	Imamzadeh
Dome(s)	1

Emamzadeh Jafar (Persian: امامزاده جعفر‎‎) is an imamzadeh in Isfahan, Iran. It is located opposite the Esmaeil religious complex. It is one of the pre-eminent structures of the Ilkhanid era. It is related that this emamzadeh is the grave of Ja'far ibn Abī Tālib, a companion of Mohammad. This structure was located formerly in the middle of a large yard, but it is now surrounded by residential buildings. The mausoleum is hexagonal and short and it seems that it had had a pyramid dome before, but its dome was destroyed and another dome like the dome of Chalabioghlou mausoleum in Soltaniyeh was built for it. This Emamzadeh is partly decorated by tiles.^[1]

References

1. Hosseyn Yaghoubi (2004). Arash Beheshti, ed. Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān(Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan) (in Persian). Rouzane. p. 116. ISBN 964-334-218-2.