Bistam

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Bayazid Shrine Complex.
Bayazid Shrine Complex.

Bistam (Persian: بسطام , Basṭām or Bisṭām) is an ancient town founded in the 6th century AD located in Khorasan, 6km north of the Iranian city of Shahrud. The town is known for its Islamic monuments from the Ilkhanid period and its association with the mystic Bayazid Bistami. The Elburz mountains are to the north of the town.

A tradition says that the town was founded by a certain Bistam, uncle of the Sassanid king Khosrau II.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ R. N. Frye, “Bisṭām” Encyclopaedia of Islam, ed. by P. Bearman, et al. (Brill 2008).

[edit] External links

  • Bayazid Shrine Complex at ArchNet. [1]
  • Friday Mosque at ArchNet. [2]
  • Tomb Tower at ArchNet. [3]

Coordinates: 36°30′N, 55°0′E

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