Qadamgah

Qadamgah (Persian: قدمگاه‎, also Romanized as Qadamgāh)[2] is a city in Central District, in zeberkhan County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,006, in 821 families.[3]

Qadamgah قدمگاه
City
Qadamgah
Coordinates: 36°06′23″N 59°03′39″E
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Zeberkhan
Bakhsh	Central District
Population  (2016 Census)
• Total	3,010 [1]
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Qadamgah at GEOnet Names Server

Interior view of the sacred site.

The Mosque of Qadamgah,a holy place for Shia Islam

As a result of Imam al-Rida (a.s)'s travel from Medina to Merv, in which he crossed a major part of Iran, there are many qadamgahs attributed to him. The best known qadamgah attributed to the ali al rida (a.s) is the one in Nishapur which was constructed at the command of Shah 'Abbas in 1020/1611 over the relics of another building. It is widely believed that there is a human footprint on a black stone installed inside the building which is attributed to Imam al-Rida (a).

The majority of qadamgah attributed to Imam al-Rida (a.s) in Iran date back to the Safavid era. At least one-tenth of the 250 qadamgahs in Iran which are attributed to a prophet, an Imam, or a holy person are attributed to Imam al-Rida (a.s). The majority of qadamgahs attributed to him are located on his way from Medina to Merv (the so-called "Path of Wilaya").

However, there are qadamgahs attributed to him in other parts of Iran as well.

References

1. https://www.amar.org.ir/english
2. Qadamgah can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078690" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.

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