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Isfahan is located on the main north-south and east-west routes crossing Iran, and was once one of the largest cities in the world. It flourished from 1050 to 1722, particularly in the 16th century under the Safavid dynasty, when it became the capital of Persia for the second time in its history. Even today, the city retains much of its past glory. It is famous for its Islamic architecture, with many beautiful boulevards, covered bridges, palaces, mosques, and minarets. This led to the Persian proverb "'Esfahān nesf-e jahān ast" (Isfahan is half of the world).

Ispahan este situat în centrul Iranului, în mijlocul platoului iranian, la 1.574 m altitudine. Prin această zonă trece lanțul munților Zagros, care o traversează de la nord-vest spre sud-est. Ispahan își datorează importanța mai ales râului Zayandeh Rud, care a dat naștere unei adevărate oaze în mijlocul platoului acoperit de nisipuri.

In the old city a site which is known as Isaiah’s tomb is located in the small complex of the Emamzadeh Esma’il in the Yazdi quarter, the former Jewish quarter. The mausoleum and holy shrine of Ismail, the grandson of the second Imam Hasan, is a later addition of the Safavid ruler Shah Abbas. The complex was expanded continuously till the 18th century.

În oraşul vechi, în micul complex numit Emamzadeh Ismail din vechiul cartier evreiesc se venerează mormântul prorocului Isaia, lângă care a fost construit în timpul domniei Şahului Abbas Mausoleul lui Ismail, nepotul celui de al doilea Imam.

Sound: Hossein Alizadeh - Mirrored Passage

Sound: Hossein Alizadeh - Mirrored Passage

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