Karbala: Difference between revisions
Pourghorbani (talk | contribs) |
Pourghorbani (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 141: | Line 141: | ||
*'''Hendi Castle''': This castle, located 4 kilometers from the city of Karbala, was built by Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar to secure Karbala, but it remained unfinished after his death. | *'''Hendi Castle''': This castle, located 4 kilometers from the city of Karbala, was built by Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar to secure Karbala, but it remained unfinished after his death. | ||
Since the funding for its completion came from India and Asaf al-Dawla Hendi added rooms for accommodating pilgrims at the beginning of the 13th century AH, the castle became known as Hendi Castle.<ref>Qaʾidān,"ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt-i ʿIrāq",p. 157. ,,, Āl Ṭuʿmah., "Al-Mawāqiʿ al-Athariyya wa al-Siyāḥiyya fī Karbalā", p. 29-31.</ref> | Since the funding for its completion came from India and Asaf al-Dawla Hendi added rooms for accommodating pilgrims at the beginning of the 13th century AH, the castle became known as Hendi Castle.<ref>Qaʾidān,"ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt-i ʿIrāq",p. 157. ,,, Āl Ṭuʿmah., "Al-Mawāqiʿ al-Athariyya wa al-Siyāḥiyya fī Karbalā", p. 29-31.</ref> | ||
*''' | *'''Atshan Palace''': Atshan Palace dates back to the Abbasid era and is located 30 kilometers southwest of Karbala, with some of its walls and arches still remaining today.<ref>Qaʾidān,"ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt-i ʿIrāq",p. 157.</ref> | ||
*'''[[Maqam of Imam Zain al-Abidin(a)]]''': Abu Talib Khan, the famous traveler, in the early 13th century AH (1217 AH), referred to the Maqam of Imam Zain al-Abidin (AS) or the Khaymegah, on which Asaf al-Dawla's wife had constructed a building. | *'''[[Maqam of Imam Zain al-Abidin(a)]]''': Abu Talib Khan, the famous traveler, in the early 13th century AH (1217 AH), referred to the Maqam of Imam Zain al-Abidin (AS) or the Khaymegah, on which Asaf al-Dawla's wife had constructed a building. | ||
This Maqam was apparently next to the present-day Imam Hussain Hospital, and some consider it to be at the original site of the Khaymegah.<ref>Qaʾidān,"ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt-i ʿIrāq",p. 158.</ref> | This Maqam was apparently next to the present-day Imam Hussain Hospital, and some consider it to be at the original site of the Khaymegah.<ref>Qaʾidān,"ʿAtabāt ʿĀliyāt-i ʿIrāq",p. 158.</ref> | ||