Pir-i Bakran
Encyclopedia
Pir Bakran is a city in and the capital of Pir Bakran District
, in Falavarjan County
, Isfahan Province, Iran
. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,851, in 2,934 families. It is located southwest by road from Isfahan.
It contains the mausoleum of Muhammad ibn Bakran, a Sufi saint
who taught theology outside the existing structure at the site. The iwan
was constructed to serve as his classroom, but was not yet completed at the time of his death in 1303. The structure was later modified to function as his mausoleum
. The ancient cemetery of the Jews of Esfahan is situated at front of this complex. It contains tombs inscribed from the 2nd century AD. The most notable tomb is that attributed to the biblical person Serah bat Asher
.
Pir Bakran District
Pir Bakran District is a district in Falavarjan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 50,417, in 13,687 families. The District has two cities: Pir Bakran and Baharan Shahr....
, in Falavarjan County
Falavarjan County
Falavarjan County is a county in Isfahan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Falavarjan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 232,019, in 60,613 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Pir Bakran District...
, Isfahan Province, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,851, in 2,934 families. It is located southwest by road from Isfahan.
It contains the mausoleum of Muhammad ibn Bakran, a Sufi saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
who taught theology outside the existing structure at the site. The iwan
Iwan
An iwan is a rectangular hall or space, usually vaulted, walled on three sides, with one end entirely open. The formal gateway to the iwan is called pishtaq, a Persian term for a portal projecting from the facade of a building, usually decorated with calligraphy bands, glazed tilework, and...
was constructed to serve as his classroom, but was not yet completed at the time of his death in 1303. The structure was later modified to function as his mausoleum
Mausoleum
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb or the tomb may be considered to be within the...
. The ancient cemetery of the Jews of Esfahan is situated at front of this complex. It contains tombs inscribed from the 2nd century AD. The most notable tomb is that attributed to the biblical person Serah bat Asher
Serah
Serah bat Asher was, in the Tanakh, a daughter of Asher, the son of Jacob. She is counted among the seventy members of the patriarch's family who emigrated from Canaan to Egypt, and her name occurs in connection with the census taken by Moses in the wilderness. She is mentioned also among the...
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