July 10, 2006

Not that I care

Some of the holiest religious (not just Islamic) sites in Iran?

Shi'ite
* Shrine of Imam Reza in Mashad.
* Shrine of Hazrat Ma'soomeh in Qom.
* Shrine of Ahmad-ebne Musa (famous as Shah Cheraq in Shiraz).
* Shrine of Hazrat Abdol Azim in Shahr Ray (south of Tehran).

Sunni
* Mausoleum of Sheikh-e-Jaam in Torbat Jaam.
* Sanandadj Jame' Mosque.

Zoroastrian
* Chak Chak, mountain shrine near Yazd
* The old Azargoshasb Fire-temple in Takht-e-Solaiman.
* Kashmar Tower in Khorassan.

Christian
* Merriam Church near Orumiyeh.
* St. Tatavoos Church, located in Siyah Cheshmeh close to Maku.
* (Bonus) Thirteen churches in Jolfa neighborhood of Esfahan.

Jewish
* Tomb of Ester and Mordakhai, Hamadan.

Biblical
* Mausoleum of Danial-e-Nabi in Susa (Shoosh)

Winner: Ramin Seddiq. Sad Afarin!

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