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Farahabad, Mazandaran

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The name of the village might rather have been "Tajan". The entry seems to rely on the quoted book by Savory who gives "Tahan" as the original name. As the local river up to this date is called "Tajan", Savory may have misread the name تجن as
363: 373: 158:, the ruins of the royal palace and parts of a bridge over the Tajandrud river which belonged to the royal road connecting Isfahan with the palaces of the Caspian region. 99:. The population was made up of peoples resettled from other regions of Abbas' empire. According to della Valle (who had spoken to the shah himself) they included 40,000 353: 150:
sacked Farahabad. Today little remains of the town. The main remains today are the restored main mosque, built to a similar ground plan like the
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The Fire, the Star and the Cross: Minority Religions in Medieval and Early Modern Iran
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and goldwork by a German craftsman, and surrounded by gardens in the Persian style.
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Abbas' successors neglected Farahabad. The climate in the summer was unhealthy and
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Shah Abbas was fond of the province of Mazandaran, the birthplace of his mother
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visited Farahabad and compared the length of the walls to that of
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The city grew around the palace. In 1618, the Italian traveller
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Farahabad was also the name of a palace and gardens built by
271:(Cambridge University Press, 2007 reissue) pp. 96–100 244:cf the entry "Farahabad" in Encyclopedia Iranica 53:; "abode of joy") was a palace and city built by 364:Buildings and structures in Mazandaran province 246:http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/farahabad 8: 315:OpenStreetMap contributors (17 March 2024). 374:Tourist attractions in Mazandaran province 262:Shah Abbas, empereur de Perse (1587-1629) 27:. For the village in Chalus County, see 307: 199: 264:(Perrin, Paris, 1998) pp. 222–226 23:. For the village in Amol County, see 7: 50: 80:, it was decorated with murals by 14: 19:For the city in Sari County, see 16:City in Mazandaran Province, Iran 317:"Shah Abbas Mosque, Sari County" 174: 354:Populated places in Sari County 1: 369:1610s establishments in Iran 379:1612 establishments in Iran 38:Safawid mosque at Farahabad 395: 18: 260:H. Nahavandi, Y. Bomati, 269:Iran under the Safavids 39: 293:36.79167°N 53.10972°E 216:cf. Aptin Khanbaghi: 37: 111:families and 25,000 289: /  74:Khayr al-Nisa Begum 298:36.79167; 53.10972 220:, p 107 f.; 2006; 163:Shah Sultan Husayn 115:families from the 89:Pietro della Valle 40: 103:families, 12,000 386: 334: 333: 331: 329: 312: 304: 303: 301: 300: 299: 294: 290: 287: 286: 285: 282: 248: 242: 236: 214: 208: 204: 184: 179: 178: 177: 107:families, 7,000 78:Elburz Mountains 52: 394: 393: 389: 388: 387: 385: 384: 383: 359:Palaces in Iran 339: 338: 337: 327: 325: 314: 313: 309: 297: 295: 291: 288: 283: 280: 278: 276: 275: 257: 252: 251: 243: 239: 215: 211: 205: 201: 196: 191: 180: 175: 173: 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 392: 390: 382: 381: 376: 371: 366: 361: 356: 351: 341: 340: 336: 335: 306: 273: 272: 265: 256: 253: 250: 249: 237: 234:978-1845110567 209: 198: 197: 195: 192: 190: 187: 186: 185: 97:Constantinople 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 391: 380: 377: 375: 372: 370: 367: 365: 362: 360: 357: 355: 352: 350: 347: 346: 344: 324: 323: 322:OpenStreetMap 318: 311: 308: 305: 302: 270: 267:Roger Savory 266: 263: 259: 258: 254: 247: 241: 238: 235: 231: 227: 223: 219: 213: 210: 203: 200: 193: 188: 183: 172: 170: 168: 164: 159: 157: 153: 152:Masjed-e Shah 149: 145: 141: 137: 132: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 102: 98: 94: 90: 85: 83: 79: 75: 70: 68: 64: 60: 56: 48: 44: 36: 30: 26: 22: 326:. Retrieved 320: 310: 274: 268: 261: 255:Bibliography 240: 217: 212: 202: 160: 148:Stepan Razin 133: 86: 71: 55:Shah Abbas I 42: 41: 349:Sari County 296: / 182:Iran portal 82:Reza Abbasi 343:Categories 284:53°06′35″E 281:36°47′30″N 226:1845110560 189:References 61:province, 59:Mazandaran 194:Citations 121:New Julfa 43:Farahabad 29:Farahabad 25:Farahabad 21:Farahabad 328:17 March 144:cossacks 136:malarial 131:trades. 117:Caucasus 105:Georgian 101:Armenian 51:فرح‌آباد 319:(Map). 167:Isfahan 156:Isfahan 146:led by 140:malaria 47:Persian 232:  224:  113:Muslim 109:Jewish 207:"تحن" 165:near 330:2024 230:ISBN 222:ISBN 129:wine 127:and 125:silk 93:Rome 67:Sari 63:Iran 154:in 95:or 57:in 345:: 228:- 169:. 49:: 332:. 45:( 31:.

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Farahabad
Farahabad
Farahabad

Persian
Shah Abbas I
Mazandaran
Iran
Sari
Khayr al-Nisa Begum
Elburz Mountains
Reza Abbasi
Pietro della Valle
Rome
Constantinople
Armenian
Georgian
Jewish
Muslim
Caucasus
New Julfa
silk
wine
malarial
malaria
cossacks
Stepan Razin
Masjed-e Shah
Isfahan
Shah Sultan Husayn

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