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Iran
Mashhad & Qom
The Iranian pilgrimage cities — the shrine of Imam Reza at Mashhad and the seminary city of Qom — flown via Tehran or Mashhad.
BEST SEASON — YEAR ROUND, OUTSIDE HAJJ SEASON
The place
Why we keep going back.
Mashhad receives more pilgrims than any other Iranian city and its shrine complex is the size of a small town. Qom is quieter, closer to Tehran, and usually paired with it as a two- or three-night extension rather than a trip of its own.
Worth your time
- Haram of Imam Reza, Mashhad
- Shrine of Fatima Masumeh, Qom
- Jamkaran mosque
- Nishapur day trip