This historical site of 'Arisman' with 6000 years of antiquity is located in the Arisman Village in the township of Natanz

    The Sassanian Fire Temple of

             Natanz has lots to say  

 Four pillars from seven pillars of  Natanz Fire Temple are still standing, a fire temple that is said to be built in the Sassanian era.

               بازار کهن نطنز

      imam zade ali abbas   

         natanz - badrood   

                                   بادرود

    بادافشان در بادرود

                    History of Badroud

                                 Zabihollah Solatian                      

According to the archaeological research, one of the greatest centers of civilization of Iran with a 7,000-year old background inhabited by Aryans located in Iran's central desert is known as Badroud. At present it appears as a city 140 km from Isfahan

                           The land of Peace & Love 

                              Natanz  

Natanz is a small mountain town located about 80 kilometers from Kashan, famed for its bracing climate and fruit orchards. Natanz pears are famous throughout the country. It is situated in the Northern part of Isfahan & about 30 km away from the desert and at a height of 1600m above sea level. Its geographical status, outstanding scenery and varied wild animals, attracts many hunters and natural lovers. Vulture mountain looms over the town, and local residents point in its direction telling how the troops of Alexander killed the Achaemenian King, Darius III, nearby.

                                     Ryszard Antolak

           شیخ عبد الصمد نطنزی

                Natanz, shrine of Abd al-Samad  

Sheikh Abd al-Samad   was a famous Ilkhanid era Sufi of the 13th century.

After his death, a shrine was built in Natanz to honor the Sheikh by the Sheikh's disciple, the Ilkhanid vizier Zain al-Din Mastari.

He reportedly died in 1299 CE in Natanz.

     Natanz : نطنز

 is the centre of a township of the same name in the Isfahan province of Iran. It is located 70km south-east of Kashan. The population of the township as of 1999 was 39,964.^[1]

Its bracing climate and locally-produced fruit (especially Natanz pears) are well-known in Iran. The famous Karkas mountain chain (Kuh-e Karkas) (meaning mountain of vultures), at an elevation of 3,899 meters, rises above the town, and locals point in its direction telling how the Achaemenian King, Darius III, was killed nearby.^[2]

Various small shrines dot the area, such as the shrine of Abd as-Samad. The elements in the present complex date from 1304 with subsequent additions and restorations, such as the Khaneqah and Muqarnas vault. The tomb honors the Sufi Sheikh Abd al-Samad, and was built by the Sheikh's disciple, the Ilkhanid vizier Zain al-Din Mastari.

 Shaykh Abd al-Samad Shrine Complex, Natanz

The frieze originally decorated the tomb of the sufi shaykh Abd al-Samad at Natanz, built by the vizier Zaynal-Din and completed in the spring of 1308. Part of a larger religious complex, "the tomb is a chamber approximately six meter square erected on the site of Abdal-Samad's residence across a lane from the mosque.. Sheikh Abdas-Samad was a famous Ilkhanid era Sufi of the 13th century. After his death, a shrine was built in Natanz to honor the Sheikh by the Sheikh's disciple, the Ilkhanid vizier Zain al-Din Mastari. He reportedly died in 1299 CE.