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.
Getting to Nishapur
There are train routes from Tehran and Mashad.
- 01Nishapur
The road 44, a major expressway of the country, is connected to Nishapur.
Worth seeing
- 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..
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
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)
Getting around Nishapur the local way
- Get inSeveral buses and minibuses arrive and depart from the Nishapur Bus Terminal every day.
From Wikivoyage: Nishapur, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Kamal-ol-molk (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.