Thursday 14 April 2011

SHH CHERAGH

  
The tombs became pilgrimage centre in the 14th century when a Persian Queen erected a mosque and religious school in the vicinity.
Shāh-é-Chérāgh is Persian for "King of the Light". The mosque was given the name due to the nature of the discovery of the site by some cleric. He used to see light from a distance and decided to discover the source. He found that the light was being emitted by a grave within a cemetery. The grave was excavated, and a body wearing armor was discovered.

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