Ardabil Bazaar

Ardabil Bazaar is a bazaar built during the Safavid era in Ardabil, north-western Iran.

In the 4th century, historians described the bazaar as a building in the shape of the cross with a domed ceiling. It was constructed during the Safavid era from the 16th to 18th century and renovated under the rule of the Zand dynasty in the 18th century.^[1]

Caravansaries and inns, owned by the estate of the Safavid dynasty shrine, and mosques, some of which were endowed by Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226–1283) for the Shaykh Safi shrine, are located in and around the Ardabil Bazaar.^[2] The proceeds from the many shops, bathhouses and inns in the bazaar that are owned by the estate of the shrine are used for the shrine's upkeep.^[3]

References

^ Ardabil Bazaar Iran Tourism & Touring Online. 1995-2011. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
^ Rizvi, Kishwar. (2011) The Safavid dynasty Shrine: Architecture, Religion and Power in Early Modern Iran. New York: I.B. Tauris. Pages 31, 35, 68. ISBN 978-1-84885-354-6.
^ Rizvi, Kishwar. (2011) The Safavid dynasty Shrine: Architecture, Religion and Power in Early Modern Iran. New York: I.B. Tauris. Page 73. ISBN 978-1-84885-354-6.

38°14′59″N 48°17′50″E / 38.24972°N 48.29722°E / 38.24972; 48.29722

[1] Ardabil Bazaar Iran Tourism & Touring Online. 1995-2011. Retrieved 2011-11-10.

[2] Rizvi, Kishwar. (2011) The Safavid dynasty Shrine: Architecture, Religion and Power in Early Modern Iran. New York: I.B. Tauris. Pages 31, 35, 68. ISBN 978-1-84885-354-6.

[3] Rizvi, Kishwar. (2011) The Safavid dynasty Shrine: Architecture, Religion and Power in Early Modern Iran. New York: I.B. Tauris. Page 73. ISBN 978-1-84885-354-6.

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