Description
Sheikh Safi al-Din Khanegah and Shrine complex is the tomb of Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabil located in Ardabil, North of Iran. In 2010, it was registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The Sheik Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil was built as a microcosmic city of bazaars, public baths and squares, religious facilities, houses, and offices. It was the largest khānegāh (Sufic place for spiritual retreat) in Iran. During the reigns of the Safavid rulers, this ensemble was of paramount political and national importance as the most prominent shrine of the founder of the dynasty. It emerged as a display of exceptional sacred works of architecture and art from the 14th to 18th centuries and a center for Sufi religious pilgrimage and ritual.