Isfahan
Natanz
Bergstadt der Birnen, des Safrans und eines ilchanidischen Schreins wie ein Schmuckkästchen
8 Highlights · tippen Sie auf einen PunktNatanz ist eine kleine, hoch gelegene Stadt (etwa 1.666 m) an den Hängen der Karkas-Kette im Norden der Provinz Isfahan, seit Langem berühmt für ihr belebendes Klima, ihre terrassierten Obstgärten und ihre geschätzten Birnen. Ihr Herzstück ist der Komplex der Jameh-Moschee aus dem frühen 14. Jahrhundert, errichtet um den Sufi-Schrein von Sheikh Abd al-Samad al-Isfahani – eines der erlesensten erhaltenen Ensembles mongolisch-ilchanidischer Architektur im Iran. Der umliegende Bezirk birgt Lehmdörfer in den Bergen (allen voran Abyaneh), einen sasanidischen Feuertempel, safawidische Karawansereien und mit Arisman eine der ältesten Kupferverhüttungsstätten der Welt. Heute verbindet Natanz eine heitere Obstgarten- und Berglandschaft mit tiefen Schichten zoroastrischer, sufischer und persisch-islamischer Geschichte.
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Jameh Mosque & Shrine of Abd al-Samad (Sheikh Abdolsamad complex)
Early-14th-century Ilkhanid mosque, Sufi tomb, khanqah and minaret around a Sufi shrine. One of Iran's finest Ilkhanid ensembles: a muqarnas-vaulted conical-domed tomb of the Sufi shaykh, a 37 m minaret, and a famously rich tiled khanqah portal; its luster mihrab tiles are now in major world museums.
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Abyaneh historical village
1,500-year-old red-mud terraced village in a green Karkas valley, ~40 km NW. One of Iran's most beautiful and best-preserved villages, with reddish adobe stepped houses, lattice windows and residents who still wear traditional costume; home to the Achaemenid/ancient Harpak fire temple.
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Natanz Fire Temple (chahar-taqi)
Four-arched Sasanian fire temple behind the Jameh Mosque. A rare surviving Zoroastrian chahar-taqi that shows the pre-Islamic religious layer of Natanz, standing just behind the medieval mosque in the Imam Jomeh garden.
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Karkas Mountain (Kuh-e Karkas)
~3,899 m 'mountain of vultures' rising above Natanz. The dramatic backdrop to the town and the source of its cool climate; a destination for hiking, mountaineering and nature photography among orchards and springs.
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Arisman ancient metallurgy site
~6,000-year-old copper-smelting site near Natanz. Described as one of the oldest metal-smelting areas in the world, a key prehistoric industrial site for archaeology enthusiasts.
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Mir Abul-Ma'ali Caravanserai
Safavid-era roadside caravanserai with fine brickwork. A handsome stop on the historic Natanz trade road, showcasing Safavid caravanserai architecture.
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Afushteh (Afooshteh) historic neighborhood
Village southeast of town with nine historical monuments. Cluster of shrines, a bathhouse and traditional structures forming a tourism complex that captures vernacular Natanzi architecture.
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Gonbad-e Baz hunting pavilion
Octagonal Safavid (Shah Abbas-era) pavilion on the Karkas heights. A scenic octagonal pavilion linked to Shah Abbas's hunting grounds, offering sweeping mountain views.
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Ghar-e Pariyan (Fairies' Cave)
Cave near Natanz with archaeological finds, explored from ~2000. A natural cave ('fairies' cave') with archaeological interest in the mountains around Natanz.