Tomb of Baba Taher

Baba Taher Hamedani, known as Baba Taher Oryan, is a poet of the fourth century and the fifth century AH. He lived in the Seljuq period. His tomb located on a hill in the northwest of Hamedan.

Baba Taher was a famous poet during the prosperity of knowledge and cognition in Iran. He was born in Hamedan province. Baba Taher was his eldest dervish in his time. He lived under the rule of the Seljuq, but the exact date of the birth of Baba Taher is unknown. During his lifetime, he wrote a lot of Do-bayti (a kind of poem) Poetry that was Larry's accent.

The tomb of Baba Tahir is on top of a hill in the northwest of Hamedan. The tomb is in a beautiful rectangular field with a dome of turquoise paint in the form of a chariot and octagonal rule. The ceiling of the tomb is also beautifully tiled.

The octagonal pillars of the tower, the gravestone, the floor of the tomb, and its steps are made of granite. The construction of the tomb of Baba Taher has been destroyed and rebuilt many times in the past years. In the 6th century AH, an octagonal brick tower was built on this building, which was destroyed over time. During this reconstruction, a tile plate belonging to the seventh century AH was found on which the Quranic verses were written in the Kufic script. In 1329, this semi-work structure was restored, and in 1345, a new pattern of the building was proposed by Engineer Hooshang Seyhoun and Engineer Foroughi. The construction of this tomb began in 1346 and ended three years later.

• What is the best time to go?

The weather is temperate and mountainous in Hamedan. The best months of travel to Hamedan are May, June, and early July. You can go to this tomb from 9 am to 6 pm.

• Getting there?

This tomb is located in one of the main squares in Hamadan. If you go to Hamedan in a private car, you should know that you can reach this square through Philistine Boulevard, Niru Entezami Boulevard, and Sattar Ebrahimi Boulevard.

To use the bus, take the bus on the complex Alvand line, and get off at Baba Taher Square. The bus station is right at the box office for the Baba Taher Tomb.