Konar-e Ziarat Shrine, Gerash

🕰️When was it built?

The shrine dates back to the Safavid era and was added to Iran's National Heritage List on 10 August 2005 as number 12771.

🏛️What was it built for?

This is the shrine of the people of the village and the settlements around it. People tie strips of coloured cloth to the branches of the trees beside the shrine as vows, a custom seen at many village shrines in Iran.

👀What you will see

• The conical dome of the shrine is covered with shiny blue tiles, with an inscribed tile panel on one side.
• The square base under the dome has light-coloured walls and a green window.
• Large, spreading trees surround the shrine, and colourful cloths tied as vows hang on their branches.

🎒Good to know before you go

• To photograph the blue dome, step back a little from the shrine so the trees and the mountains behind it fit in the frame.
• Dress suitably for a shrine, and don't touch the vow cloths.