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Tomb of Baba Tahir

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The tomb of Baba Tahir is located in the northwestern hill of Hamedan

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He was one of the great poets and mystics in his time. Baba Tahir lived most of his life in poverty.

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The significant  and Literary works of Baba Tahir

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 1- (Do-baytis)couplets (Majmooe kalamat Ghesar Arabi ,the collection of brife-Arabic statements (Murafat(Cognition)-Zekr(Rosary)-Ebadat(Worship)- and Vajd (Ecstasy) Mohbat(Affection))

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And another one is a book with the name of  'Saranjam ' that includes 420 notes in 150 chapters.

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A brick octagonal tower was built on the grave of Baba Tahir, which has been destroyed by  passage of time.

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During the first Pahlavi period, the municipality of Hamedan was constructing a new building, but remained incomplete in 1950.

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And in 1966, a new design was introduced by Two engineers ,Seyhoun and  Foroughi.

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The construction of this tomb began in 1967 and finished three years later

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The ceiling of the tomb is decorated with tiles and mosaic. On the turquoise tiles,  the verses of the holy Quran is written in the high relief Kufic.

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The mason and the floor  of Baba Tahir's  tomb building are made of stone, and  his 24 couplets (Do-baytis) are written and installed on 24 pieces of marble in the building.

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Two brass plaques are installed on the internal court that one of them bears a list of the founders board of the National Monuments

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and  the another  one includes the names of the prominent people buried alongside Baba Tahir .

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The Baba Tahir's tomb was registered as one of Iranian National Monuments by the Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran in May 11, 1997 under the Registration No. 1870.