Pir Bakran
City in Isfahan province, Iran
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Pir Bakran (Persian: پیربکران)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Pir Bakran District[b] of Falavarjan County, Isfahan province, Iran.[5] It also serves as the administrative center for Garkan-e Shomali Rural District.[6] The city is southwest by road from Isfahan.
Demographics
Attractions
Pir Bakran is named after Muhammad ibn Bakran, a wali who died in 1303 and whose dargah was built by the Ilkhanate and completed in 1312.[9] The iwan was initially constructed to serve as his classroom, but was incomplete when he died. The structure was later modified to function as his mausoleum.
The ancient Jewish cemetery of Esfahan is situated close to this complex. It contains tombs inscribed from the 2nd century. The major mausoleum contains the tomb attributed to the biblical person Serah bat Asher. For Jews, this is a place of pilgrimage.
Transportation
For its public transit system, the city is served by Falavarjan County Municipalities Mass Transit Organization bus network route 3.
Gallery
Memorial tile image for Moses, inscription in Hebrew and Farsi letters
Recent gravestone (2012), showing date in Hebrew and Farsi calendars
