# List of imamzadehs in Iran

An Imāmzādeh is a Persian word for the shrine-tomb of an immediate descendant of a Shi'i Imam, as well as for the descendants themselves. This Persian term is also used in Urdu and Azeri. Imamzadeh means "offspring" or descendant of an imam. Other English transliterations include imamzada, imamzadah, and emamzadah. Imamzadeh are Sayyids (descendants of Muhammad) who are descended through the Imams.

## List of Imamzadehs in Iran

| Name | Location | Notes |
| Imamzadeh Haroun-e-Velayat | Isfahan | The Imamzadeh Haroun-e-Velayat is an imamzadeh in Isfahan, Iran. It is located opposite the Ali minaret in Dardasht and belongs to the Ismail I era. There are many accounts of Harun Vilayat, the person who is buried in it. Some say that he is the sixth Imam's son and others, The mausoleum has become a shrine reputed to have miraculous powers and is also venerated by some Armenian Christians. |
| Imamzadeh Ahmad | Isfahan | The oldest part of the structure is a single piece of white stone, which is 3 m (9.8 ft) long. The stone is placed under a wooden reticulated window facing alley. It is said, that it is a piece of Somnath stone. About the Somnath stone Jaberi Ansari has written in the history of Isfahan and Rey as follows: |
| Imamzadeh Davood | Tehran | The Imamzadeh Davood is an Imamzadeh related to the Safavid dynasty and is located in Tehran. |
| Imamzadeh Esmaeil and Isaiah mausoleum | Isfahan | The eldest part of this complex is Saiah mosque (the place which is believed to be Isaiah's tomb) and remnants of a Seljukid minaret. Nastaliq inscription on the northern wall says, that this mosque dates back to Imam Ali's era, but according to archeological researches no parts of it is older than Seljuk era. |
| Imamzadeh Hadi | Ray | Imamzadeh Hadi is related to the Safavid dynasty and is located in Ray. |
| Imamzadeh Hamzah | Tabriz | Sayyid Abi al-Qasim Hamzah is a son of Imam Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kadhim who is credited for the genealogy of the Saffavids. Hence, the Imāmzādeh Hamzah is a "de facto ancestral cemetery". Thus, it strengthens the notability of its link to the mosque in Ardabil where the elite Saffavids have been buried. The style of decoration of the Hamzah Mosque is further enhanced and has therefore enjoyed sustained patronage. |
| Imamzadeh Hamzeh | Kashmar | Imamzadeh Hamzah, Kashmar the oldest mosque in Kashmar, includes the tomb of Hamza al-Hamza ibn Musa al-Kadhim, the garden and the public cemetery, and is as an Imamzadeh. |
| Imamzadeh Hassan | Khalilabad County | Imamzadeh Hassan is a Imamzadeh belongs to the Qajar dynasty and is located in Khalilabad County, Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. |
| Imamzadeh Hosein Reza | Varamin | The building is octagonal with a recessed blind arch on each face. It was originally free-standing, but at a much later stage an entrance aiwan was built against the east side and a small domed tomb against the south side. Two of the original four entrances have been blocked up. Brickwork is the sole means of exterior decoration. |
| Imamzadeh Hossein | Qazvin | The namesake of the tomb is the biennial deceased son of Imam Hossein. This passed in transit with his father to Khorasan in Qazvin in 821 and was buried at the site. Later more people were buried from the Safavid dynasty bib. Tahmasp I, who had his seat of government in Qazvin, built the tomb. His daughter Zeynab Begum expanded it in 1630, as is testified by a tile inscription. |
| Imamzadeh Ja'far | Borujerd | Built in the 11th century AD, Imamzadeh Jafar is one of the few examples of the architecture of the Seljuq and Ilkhanid eras in Iran. A very similar mausoleum is the Tomb of Daniel in Susa, south western Iran. The building is octagonal with a high dome in the center. The height of the conic-shaped dome is 25 meters from the base. |
| Imamzadeh Ja'far | Damghan County | Imamzadeh Ja'far is a historical Imamzadeh belongs to the Timurid Empire and is located in Damghan County, Semnan Province in Iran. |
| Imamzadeh Ja'far | Isfahan | Imamzadeh Jafar is an Imamzadeh in Isfahan, Iran. It is located opposite the Esmaeil religious complex. It is one of the pre-eminent structures of the Ilkhanid era. It is related that this emamzadeh is the grave of Ja'far ibn Abī Tālib, a companion of Mohammad. |
| Imamzadeh Mohammad | Kashmar County | Imamzadeh Mohammad is a Imamzadeh belongs to the History of modern and is located in Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. |
| Imamzadeh Qasem | Khalilabad County | Imamzadeh Qasem is a Imamzadeh in Khalilabad County, Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. |
| Imamzadeh Qasem | Zarqan | Imāmzādeh Qāsem is a tomb in Shiraz to Isfahan city in entries Zarghan located. Of about 10 years ago Board of Trustees of the shrine, and under the Religious Affairs Bureau and the basic work has been done. |
| Imamzadeh Saleh | Shemiran | he main mausoleum building includes a large rectangular building with thick walls and solid inner space of almost 5. 6 square meters. In the year 700 AH Imam Zadeh Saleh there is an inscription that appears in the repair and alteration of entries has gone according to which the Kingdom of Ghazan Khan was at the same time. Imam Zadeh Saleh large wooden box inside the tomb probably belonged to the era of the late Safavid or Afsharid dynasties. |
| Imamzadeh Sayyid Muhammad Kojajani | Tabriz | Imamzadeh Sayyid Muhammad Kojajani is an Imamzadeh mosque-complex in Kojajan of Tabriz.The mosque contains the grave of Shams al-Din Sayyid Muhammad ben Sadiq ben Muhammad, descendant of the Twelver Shī‘ah Imām, Zayn al-‘Ābidīn. |
| Imamzadeh Seyed Mohammad | Khomeyni Shahr County | The Imamzadeh Seyed Mohammad is an Imamzadeh related to the Ilkhanate and is located in Khomeyni Shahr County. |
| Imamzadeh Seyed Morteza | Kashmar | Imamzadeh Seyed Morteza is related to the Qajar dynasty and is located in Razavi Khorasan Province, Kashmar. Massive trees, waterfalls and swimming pools add to the attractions of this place, and on the other hand, a good number of living rooms provide a good base for traveling to this place, as well as the many shops and dining halls. |
| Imamzadeh Shah Zeyd | Isfahan | Imamzadeh Shah Zeyd is an imamzadeh in Isfahan, Iran. It belongs to the early Safavid era. It is well known for paintings on its walls. These paintings are about the Battle of Karbala. Cavalries are in most of the paintings, but there are also other elements such as veiled women, dead bodies, birds, mosques and even flowers and nightingales. The painter of the artworks is Abbas Shahzadeh. He has tried to use the available space as much as he can. |
| Imamzadeh Shahreza | Shahreza | The Imamzadeh Shahreza is an Imamzadeh related to the Safavid dynasty and is located in Shahreza. |
| Imamzadeh Shahzadeh Hoseyn | Savojbolagh County | Imamzadeh Shahzadeh Hoseyn is a village in Chendar Rural District, Chendar District, Savojbolagh County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 118, in 32 families. |
| Imamzadeh Sultan Mutahhar | Rudehen | Imamzadeh Sultan Mutahhar is an historical mausoleum in the city of Rudehen in Tehran Province. Located in the Bumehen neighborhood of Roudehen, the current structure was rebuilt in the 15th century and contains the tomb of the murdered son of Jafar as Sadiq, the 6th Shia Imam. |
| Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine | Rey | Abdol Azim migrated to Rayy out of persecution and subsequently died there. A piece of paper was found in his pocket outlining his ancestry as being: ‘Abdul ‘Adhīm son of ‘Abdillāh son of ‘Alī son of Husayn son of Zayd son of Hasan ibn ‘Alī. Shah Abdol Azim was sent to Rayy ( Modern day Tehran) by Imam Reza. His journey was full of hardships but he successfully reached there and delivered the message of Imam. He was one of the pious persons of his time. During his journey many spies of Abbasid Caliph Al-Matawakkil tried to capture him but failed. A movie on the life of Shah Abdol Azim Al-Hasani has been made and is available in Persian and Urdu languages. |
| Shah Cheragh | Shiraz | he site is the most important place of pilgrimage within the city of Shiraz. Ahmad came to Shiraz at the beginning of the third Islamic century (c. 900 AD), and died there. During the rule of Atabeg Abū Sa'id Zangi (~1130s AD) of the Zengid dynasty, the chief minister to the monarch by the name of Amir Muqarrab al-din Badr al-din built the tomb chamber, the dome, as well as a colonnaded porch |