Maragheh

Maragheh is a city in and the capital of Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.

Observatory built in place of Maragheh Observatory.

Understand

Most of the Maragheh residents consider themselves Iranian Azerbaijani. Maragheh was the capital of Ilkhanid Dynasty for a short time in thirteenth century.

Guy-Gunbad

Get in

By train

Maragheh is on the railway route between Tabriz and Tehran.

By bus

There are buses from Tehran and Tabriz.

By plane

• 1 Sahand airport (ACP  ^IATA). has weekly flights from Tehran  

See

Sufi River passes through the middle of the city.

Qirmizi-Gunbad

• 1 Maragheh Observatory (Faː رصدخانه). An institutionalized astronomical observatory which was established in 1259 CE under the patronage of the Ilkhanid Hulagu and the directorship of Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, a Persian scientist and astronomer. In the heights west of Maragheh, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, it was once considered one of the most prestigious observatories in the world.  
• 2 Qirmizi Gunbad (Faː گنبد سرخ). A tower belong to Sajoughi period (12th century). 
• 3 Guy Gunbad (Faːگنبد کبود). The grave for Halgu Khan (first ruler of Ilkhanid Dynasty) built in 13th century. 

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Tabriz