Tous, Iran

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Toos (توس or طوس in Persian) also known as Tous or Tus, is an ancient city in the Iranian province of Razavi Khorasan.

The vast Haruniyeh Dome in Tus. Some say it's the tomb of Al-Ghazali, but this is disputed.
The vast Haruniyeh Dome in Tus. Some say it's the tomb of Al-Ghazali, but this is disputed.

The city was almost entirely destroyed by Genghis Khan's Mongol conquest in 1220.

Some notable figures in the history of Iran who were born in Toos include: Geber, Ferdowsi, Asadi Tusi, Nizam al-Mulk, Al-Ghazali, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi and the prominent Shia Twelver scholar Abu Ja'far al-Tusi.

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Al-Tusi

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Coordinates: 36°27′15″N 59°34′01″E / 36.45417, 59.56694