Qadamgah

For other places with the same name, see Qadamgah.

Qadamgah (Persian: قدمگاه)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Zeberkhan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital the county.^[4] It is also the administrative center for Zeberkhan Rural District.^[5]

Qadamgah Persian: قدمگاه
City
Qadamgah
Coordinates: 36°06′22″N 59°03′39″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Zeberkhan
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	3,010
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Qadamgah at GEOnet Names Server

History

Qadamgah is a Shia pilgrimage site that is historically associated with the city of Nishapur. It is now legally designated as a separate county(shahrestan), having previously been part of the administrative county of Nishapur.^[6]

As a result of Imam al-Rida's journey from Medina to Merv, during which he traversed a significant portion of Iran, numerous qadamgahs are attributed to him. The most renowned qadamgah associated with Imam al-Rida is located in Nishapur, constructed under the orders command of Shah 'Abbas in 1020/1611 over remnants relics an earlier structure. building. It is widely believed is a footprint, embedded in on a black within inside building, which is attributed to Imam al-Rida.^[7]

The majority of qadamgah attributed to Imam Ali al-Ridha in Iran date back to the Safavid era. At least one-tenth of the 250 qadamgahs in Iran which are associated with a prophet, an Imam, or a holy figure, are attributed to Ali al-Ridha. Most of these qadamgahs are located along his route from Medina to Merv (the so-called "Path of Wilaya However, there are qadamgahs attributed to him in other regions of Iran.^[8]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,769 in 797 households,^[9] when it was capital of the former Zeberkhan District of Nishapur County.^[10] The following census in 2011 counted 2,958 people in 940 households.^[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,127 people in 992 households.^[2]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zeberkhan County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Qadamgah as the county's capital.^[4]

Gallery

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  Interior view of the sacred site
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  The Mosque of Qadamgah, a holy place for Shia Islam

See also

Media related to Qadamgah at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Qadamgāh^[3]