Nima Yushij's House

A Qajar style house made of gloss and mud, which the great Iranian poet born in it. This beautiful house is located in one of the towns of Mazandaran called Yush.

• Nima Yushij

Ali Esfandiari is a great poet of Iran known as Nima Yushij. Nima Yushij born in the mountainous region of Yush in 1897. As a child, he taught literacy from one of the Sheikhs in his city. Nima migrates to Tehran at age 11 and enrolls in one of Tehran's schools. Nima Yushij wrote the first poet at age 23. His first poem is mathnawi called a pale story.

Nima Yushij's writings can be found in several sections: his poems, his articles that he wrote while working with the periodicals and his letters wrote to his friends and sympathizers.

Eventually, this great poet of Iran died from pneumonia in Tehran at the age of 62 years.

• Nima Yushij's House

The house that we want to talk about it where Nima Yushij was born. This house was built with materials such as clay, mud, and wood in Qajarian style. This house was built on the orders of Nazem al-Ayaleh, the ancestor of Nima, in the Yush Laloy district.

This house has three entrance doors and many rooms all around the courtyard that has become a museum and library today. In this library, you will see all kinds of books, including books that were not owned by Nima. In other rooms, his works and manuscripts are located. In one of the rooms, there is an interesting painting from the Qazvin minaret, where signing Nima is at the bottom. Also, there are pictures of Nima in this museum.

Among the yard, there are three tombstones belonging to Nima, his sister named Behjat and Sirous Tahbaz (close friends of Nima).

• What is the best time to go?

The village of Yush is in the city of Amol, Mazandaran, so the best time to visit Yush is the seasons of spring and autumn. Although the other months of the year you can also enjoy the privacy of this area.

• Getting there?

If you are planning to travel to this mountainous area, we can offer you two ways from Tehran:

1. Tehran - Rudehen to Amol -Baladeh- Yush.
2. Tehran - km 79 Chalus Road - after the Kandovan tunnel - towards Yush.

From Tehran to Yush you will be on the road for about four hours by car. If you decide to travel to Mazandaran to Yush, you will be on the way for about two hours.
In the village of Yush, there is no hotel or guest house to stay, and the only option for tourists who want to spend the night in the Yush district is rural houses.