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Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur

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Who rests here

Saints · died 618 AH · Nişâbur

The great Sufi poet of Iran, known for Sufi mathnawis such as Mantiq al-Tayr , Musibatnama and Ilahinama , and for his Tadhkirat al-Awliya , a collection of the lives of the great Sufis. His full name was Abu Hamid Farid al-Din Muhammad b. Abi Bakr Ibrahim al-Nishapuri .

Full biography of Farid al-Din Attar →(the text above is quoted from the person's record)

How to get there

Located in: Nişâbur

Coordinates: 36.16710, 58.80700

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  • TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA)

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Permanent ID: EA-Y-000234 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.