Nishapur
Nishapur or Neyshabur is a city in the Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Nishapur or Neyshabur is a city in the Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur
The colorful, onion-shaped dome and garden marks the burial site of the influential 12th-century Persian poet.
- 02Mausoleum of Omar Khayyám
The museum, however, shows a few arbitrary items not connected to Omar Khayyam.
- 03Imamzade Mahruq
Next to Omar Khayyam's tomb, this Imamzade actually contains two tombs, Mahruq's tomb is deeper into the complex.
- 04Tomb of Kamal-ol-molk
- 05Jameh Mosque of Nishapur
Founded by Pahlavan Ali Karkhi in 1493 during the rule of Husayn Bayqarah of the Timurid dynasty, and was rebuilt during the rule of Abbad I of the Persia Sultanate.
- 06Shadiyakh
Shah Abasi Caravanserai (کاورانسرای شاه عباسی نیشابور), Imam st..
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Things to do
Check the museums of the city Check the Rajjaei (Baghrud) Student Camp (sometimes open to tourists) Check the suburbs and the villages Check the historic bazar of the city Visit Persian traditional restaurants and cafes (some also serve hookah) Walk in the city parks Cycle in the Baghrud Road Hike in the Binalud Mountain Range
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Where to eat
Common food served in Iranian traditional cuisines & fast food restaurants Halim (native food made rarely due to its expense but it is commonly served in restaurants during Fridays ) Ash Komai (native watery food)
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Getting to Nishapur
- Airports
- Mashhad (MHD), 76 km · Ashgabat (ASB), 202 km
- Mashhad → Nishapur74 km · quickest by road, 2h 27m · $11–15
- Birjand → Nishapur374 km · quickest by air, 7h 17m · $280–400
- Tehran → Nishapur666 km · quickest by air, 7h 47m · $320–460
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Nishapur
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 Nishapur. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inSeveral buses and minibuses arrive and depart from the Nishapur Bus Terminal every day.
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