Borūjerd
Borujerd is a city in the Central District of Borujerd County, Lorestan province in western Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Borujerd is a city in the Central District of Borujerd County, Lorestan province in western Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
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Worth seeing in and around Borūjerd
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Jameh Mosque of Borujerd
The Jāmeh Mosque of Borujerd is a Shi'ite Friday mosque in Borujerd, Lorestan province, western Iran. Situated in the old district of Borujerd city, previously called Do Dangeh, the Jameh Mosque of Borujerd was built on an ancient fire temple of the pre-Islamic Sasanian Empire in the 3rd century AH, and is the oldest mosque in the Zagros area and western Iran.
2 km · mosque in Borujerd, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 02Soltani Mosque
The Soltani Mosque of Borujerd, also known as the Imam Khomeini Mosque of Borujerd and the Shah Mosque of Borujerd, is a Twelver Shi'ite mosque in central Borujerd, Lorestan province, western Iran. The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 19 November 1968, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
1.9 km · mosque in Borujerd, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 03Imamzadeh Jafar
The Imāmzādeh Ja‘far; Arabic: مرقد جعفر الكاظم ) is a Shia Imamzadeh and mosque, located in Borujerd, Lorestan province, western Iran. The mausoleum contains the grave of Abulqāsim Ja’far ibn al-Husayn, grandson of the 4th Shia Imam Ali al-Sajjad.
2.4 km · imamzadeh in Borujerd, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 04Borujerd Grand Bazaar
Bazaar of Borujerd is located in the centre of the city and consists of Rasteh Bazaars and Caravanserais. A Rasteh Bazaar is a lane with covered roof usually with shops and workshops of a particular profession.
2 km · bazaar in Borujerd, Iran · Wikipedia - 05Pahlavi High School
Pahlavi High School, is a large historical school and tourist attraction in Borujerd, western Iran. Completed in 1936, the high school was one of the earliest modern schools built under Iranian king Reza Shah during Pahlavi dynasty.
2.1 km · school in Borujerd, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 06Takhti Stadium (Khorramabad)
The Takhti Stadium Khorramabad is a football stadium in Khorramabad, Lorestan, Iran with a 8,000 seating capacity. Takhti Stadium is home venue of Kheybar Khorramabad after opening in 2005.
1.7 km · stadium in Khorramabad, Iran · Wikipedia - 07Skill National University
The National University of Skills formerly known as the Technical and Vocational University, is a state comprehensive university, affiliated to Ministry of Science Research and Technology of Iran. NUS headquarters is based in Tehran, Iran, and it manages more than 180 branches across the country.
4.5 km · university in Iran · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
There are many architecture and natural places worth to visit in Borujerd. This city has a good combination of historical and natural attractions. The following attractions are more popular for local and foreigner tourists. Historical:
- 01Jameh Mosque of Borujerd
- 02Soltani Mosque of Borujerd
Large mosque built in the 19th century, during the Qajar era.
- 03Imamzadeh Ja'far
Mausoleum dating back to the 11th century AD.
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Things to do
Walk in the busy lanes of the bazaar to see and know the tribal lurs. Walk in Shohada, Takhti and Bahar streets in the evenings with your local friends. Spend half a day in Vennai and try local pickled cucumber. Climb professionally in Garrin or Oshtorankuh Mt. Chill out in Kuche Baghi parkland with a local friend.
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Where to eat
Borujerd has a good reputation for meal. Kebab, local bread and ice cream are must-eat foods. Don't miss local halva and sweets in Borujerd.
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Getting to Borūjerd
- Airports
- Imam Khomeini (IKA), 276 km · Payam (PYK), 281 km · Qasem Soleimani (AWZ), 286 km
- Tehran → BorūjerdTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Karaj → BorūjerdTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Ahvaz → BorūjerdTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
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No local-transport research exists yet for Borūjerd
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Borūjerd. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIt takes 40 min to get to Borujerd by minibus or less by a hired taxi.
- Get aroundUse public bus system, shared taxi or telephone taxi.
- Go nextMost of the buses and minibuses leave from East Terminal (terminal-e sharq).
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Borūjerd is 60 km from Khorramabad, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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