TEHRAN – A group of archeology students from Tehran University visited several major historical and religious sites in the Varamin Plain on Monday.
According to a report by CHTN, Jamek Mosque of Baramin, Borje Ala ad-Din, Imamzadeh Yahya, Iraj Fortress and House of Hesarak Qanat Varamin are among the notable sights visited during the one-day educational tour.
Mohammadreza Tajik, director of the Varamin Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department, said the tour was carried out in cooperation with the Varamin branch of the Iranian Historical Society. Undergraduate and graduate students of archeology from the University of Tehran, led by archaeologist and teacher Mostafa Depahlavan, participated in the site visit.
The Tajikistanis explained that the purpose of the program was to acquaint the students with the history, religion and tourism potential of Baramin County, and to allow them to observe on-site the important monuments of the region.
He added that experts from the Department of Cultural Heritage provided a detailed explanation of the monument’s history and era, construction period, architectural plans, elements of Iranian and Islamic art, building materials, restoration efforts, and the original functions of each structure.
Varamin served as Lay’s main agricultural center until the 1220s. The raids on Ley by the invading Mongols brought waves of immigration and economic growth.
As a result, Varamin became a large city. The Jameh Mosque of Varamin was built by Yusuf al-Kuhadi, the vizier of the Ilkhanid Abu Said. There are several other notable buildings from this period onwards, including the Imamzadeh Shah Hussein, Imamzadeh Yahya and Sharif Mosques.
Varamin began to decline in the early 14th century due to invasions by the armies of the Timurid Empire. Castilian traveler and writer Luis González de Clavijo states that the city was almost deserted in 1405 AD, when he was serving as ambassador of King Henry III of Castile to the court of Timur, founder and ruler of the Timurian Empire.
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