The primary structure dates to the year 160 AH. and was constructed by Maziyar Ebne Qaran. This mosque has been repeatedly repaired during the Safavid reign. The current structure remains from the Qajar era and has been repaired since then.
The mosque has two portals, one to the east and the other to the west. Each give way to an eight-sided vestibule. On top of the western doorway are holy verses embossed on tiles, and the year 1230 AH has been written on it. The main nocturnal area has large and small domes, in addition to columns. There is an ancient altar in the western area, and two other newly constructed altars of tile work can be noted to the south. In the porch are verses inscribed from the works of the great poet of the times, Fath Ali Khan Saba, the poet laureate, written in the year 1227 AH.
This structure ranks first in importance amongst the other castles in Mazandaran province. It was utilized even in the early Safavid era, and was then one of the seats of local power. The loftiness...
Other edifices and palaces in Mazandaran province are named as, The Abbas Abad palace, located 8 km. south east of the township of Behshahr,(related to the Safavid era). The Cheshmeh Emarat palace,...
This palace is located 5 km. from Noor city, and was constructed under the orders of Ashraf Pahlavi (the sibling of Mohammad Reza Shah), during the reign of Pahlavi II. The said palace today is...
This lake covers an area of about 6 hectares and is situated in the Estakhr-e-Posht village in the valley of Zarom river. The lake resembles a huge and circular water hole, around which are...
This area is close to the sea, with high plains, suitable regional conditions, verdant, with heights and valleys and dense forests, lakes, elevated waterfalls. Besides it being in the vicinity...
The said mass of wetlands lie at a distance of 1 km. south of the Caspian Sea and to the east of the electric power plant of Neka. Throughout the year this area can be said to have its own kind of...
The primary structure dates to the year 160 AH. and was constructed by Maziyar Ebne Qaran. This mosque has been repeatedly repaired during the Safavid reign. The current structure remains from...
The same is located in the village of Yali or Yaloo in the township of Noor. Its nocturnal area has six square shaped pillars (each side of which measures 118 cm.) These support the dome and...
The other famous Imamzdehs of the province are, Aqa Shah Baluzadeh Mausoleum, 21 km. south east of Soldeh, in the village of Ahoo Dasht, Noor. The Imamzadeh Abdol Haq Mausoleum in Zirab, Savad...
Handicrafts in Mazandaran province are, carpet , Kilim (or a coarse type of carpet), silk weaves, textile , jajeem (or a type of loosely woven woolen material), earthenware vessels, wooden articles,...
The regional cuisine of Mazandaran province offers a wide array of colorful dishes. Breakfast brings forth a variety of jams accompanied with the traditional types of bread and ... Lunch and dinner...
The village of Kandolos, today called Mikhsar, nestles in the green slopes of the Alborz Mountain Ranges in the Kujur region of Mazandaran. The Cultural House of Kandolos is located on the hill...
