Gorjī-ye 'Olyā
Mashhad, historically also known as Mashad, Meshhed, or Meshed, is the second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the north-east of the country about 740 kilometres east of Tehran.
Mashhad, historically also known as Mashad, Meshhed, or Meshed, is the second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the north-east of the country about 740 kilometres east of Tehran. In the Central District of Mashhad County, it serves as the capital of Razavi Khorasan province, the county, and the district. It has a population of about 3,400,000, which includes the areas of Mashhad Taman and Torqabeh.
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Worth seeing in and around Gorjī-ye 'Olyā
10 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.
- 01Imam Reza Shrine
The Imam Reza shrine is the mausoleum of Ali al-Rida, the eighth Imam in Shia Islam, located in Mashhad, the province of Razavi Khorasan, Iran. As one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, nearly 30 million Muslims making pilgrimages to the shrine every year, the most visited pilgrimage site in Islam.
7.8 km · shrine in Mashhad, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 02Goharshad Mosque
The Goharshad Mosque is a historic grand Friday mosque that is part of the Imam Reza Shrine complex, located in Mashhad, in the province of Razavi Khorasan, Iran. It was commissioned by Empress Goharshad, the wife of Sultan Shah Rukh during the Timurid Empire.
7.7 km · mosque in Imam Reza Shrine, Mashhad · Wikipedia - 03Nader Shah Mausoleum
The Tomb of Nader Shah, also known as the Mausoleum of Nader Shah, is a mausoleum located in Mashhad, in the northeastern province of Razavi Khorasan, Iran. Designed by Hooshang Seyhoun and completed in 1963, the structure contains the grave of Nader Shah.
7 km · mausoleum in Mashhad, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 04Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad is a public university in Mashhad, the capital city of the Iranian province of Razavi Khorasan. FUM is named after Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi, who is considered to be the national epic poet of Greater Iran.
2.5 km · Iranian university · Wikipedia - 05Imam Reza Stadium
The Imam Reza Stadium, currently known as the AQR Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is an all-seated football stadium located in Mashhad, Iran. The stadium has a seating capacity of 27,700 and is the ninth biggest stadium in Iran.
2.4 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 06Shah Mosque
The Shah Mosque, romanized: Masjid-i Shah), also known, since the Iranian Revolution, as the Haftado Dotan Mosque is a Twelver Shi'ite mausoleum and mosque that forms part of the Imam Reza Shrine complex, located in Mashhad, in the province of Razavi Khorasan, Iran. The mosque dates from the Timurid period, and was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 9 July 1932, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
7.4 km · mosque in Mashhad, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 07Islamic Azad University of Mashhad
The Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, also known as the Islamic Azad University of Mashhad, is a private university in Mashhad, Iran. This university is a branch of the Islamic Azad University.
4.3 km · university in Mashhad, Iran · Wikipedia - 08Khajeh Rabi' Mausoleum
The Tomb of Khajeh Rabie is a Twelver Shi'ite mausoleum complex, located in Mashhad, in the province of Razavi Khorasan, Iran. The mausoleum was completed in 1617 CE and contains the tomb of Al-Rabi ibn Khuthaym, one of the early Tabi'een and a companion of Ali ibn Abi Talib.
7.9 km · mausoleum in Mashhad, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 09Pir Palanduz Mausoleum
The Tomb of Pir Palandouz is a mausoleum and tomb complex, located in Mashhad, in the province of Razavi Khorasan, Iran. The complex was completed in 1577 CE, during the Safavid era.
8.1 km · mausoleum in Mashhad, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 10Takhti Stadium (Mashhad)
The Takhti Stadium formerly known by names as Zibandeh and later Saadabad Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Mashhad, Iran. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Payam Mashhad.
5.1 km · stadium in Mashhad, Iran · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Apart from Imam Reza shrine there is a number of large parks, the tombs of historical celebrities in nearby Tus and Nishapur, the tomb of Nadir Shah and Kooh Sangi park and Mellat Park that have modern attractions for children such as the tallest Ferris wheel or fanfar in Iran and Koohestan Park-e-Shadi Complex that includes a zoo, where many wild animals are kept and which attracts many visitors to Mashhad.
- 01Imam Reza Shrine Complex
- 02Central Museum
- 03Carpet Museum
- 04Nader Shah Park & Mausoleum
- 05Ferdowsi Park & Mausoleum
Gombade Sabz Mausoleum.
- 06Torghabeh
Sightseeing, village restaurants.
From Wikivoyage: Gorjī-ye 'Olyā, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
Iranian cuisine is one of the best in the world. They do not eat spicy food but even then their food is very tasty. Chello Kebab is a very popular dish as well as Bakhtiari Kebab. There are also different kinds of breads available. So eating will be an assured good and affordable experience in Mashhad You can find lots of great restaurants and all kinds of fast-foods are available.
- 01Hezardestan Traditional Teahouse
Jannat (جنت) street (in a parallel street to Modarres Blvd.
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Getting to Gorjī-ye 'Olyā
- Airports
- Mashhad (MHD), 14 km · Ashgabat (ASB), 212 km
- Stations
- Mashhad Railway Station, 7.7 km · Saadi Metro Station (Mashhad), 6 km · Faregh-o-Tahsilan Metro Station, 6.2 km · Nabovvat Metro Station, 9.3 km · Raah Ahan Metro Station, 7.5 km
- Birjand → Gorjī-ye 'Olyā391 km · quickest by air, 4h 24m · $160–230
- Tehran → Gorjī-ye 'Olyā743 km · quickest by air, 4h 54m · $190–290
- Kerman → Gorjī-ye 'Olyā717 km · quickest by air, 6h 55m · $200–300
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No local-transport research exists yet for Gorjī-ye 'Olyā
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 Gorjī-ye 'Olyā. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Gorjī-ye 'Olyā is 6 km from Mashhad, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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