Tomb of Ferdowsi in Tus

The great Ferdowsi, also known as Hakim Abu'l-Qasim Ferdowsi Tusi or Firdausi (940-1020 AD), is one of the most significant Iranian poets. In a time in which the use of the Arabic language was spreading across the Arabic empire, Ferdowsi chose to write poems and tales in Iranian language, thereby contributing to preserving the Persian language. His most famous work, the Shahnameh, tells the legendary history of the pre-Islamic Iranian kings from Keyumars to Yazdegerd III. Ferdowsi is seen as the father of the modern Persian language by many Iranians. The mausoleum is surrounded by a park, and lies in Tus about 20km north of Mashhad. In and aro�nd the mausoleum are bas-reliefs with scenes from tales of Ferdowsi.


01 Park and tomb of Ferdowsi	02 Statue of Ferdowsi	03 Mausoleum of the poet Ferdowsi	04 Mausoleum of the poet Ferdowsi


05 Ferdowsi cenotaph	06 Mausoleum of the poet Ferdowsi	07 Tomb of Ferdowsi	08 Tomb of Ferdowsi	09 Wall inscription in Arabic characters


10 Battle between Iran and Turan bas-relief	11 Rostam and Sohrab bas-relief	12 Bas-relief with scene from a Ferdowsi tale	13 Iranian woman watching stone inscription


14 Couple watching bas-relief	15 Wall inscription in Arabic characters	16 Bas-relief with scene from a Ferdowsi tale	17 Inscription on marble table


18 Hall below the tomb of Ferdowsi	19 Darius and his court bas-relief	20 Basrelief of Sasanian king	21 Arrival of Indian king on elephants to Iranian court

Other Mashhad galleries: Imam Reza holy shrine ▪ Central Mashhad ▪ Boq eh-ye Khajeh Rabi mausoleum ▪ Around Mashhad

Categories: Local culture ▪ Tourist attractions ▪ Tombs

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