Tourist attractions of Dezful
Hotels of Dezful
No record found in this area.
User Comments
Yaghoub Leys Safari Tomb
Address:
On the right side of Dezful road to Shushtar, in Shahabad village and ten kilometers from Dezful, Khuzestan province, Iran
About: Yaghoub Leys Safari Tomb
Tomb of Yaghoub Leys Safari is located in Shah Abad Village, 10 kilometers from Dezful on the right hand of Dezful-Shushtar Road. Beside this tomb, there are remains of Gundeshapur City. The white high ridged (indented) dome, the glory of the monument is totally eye-catching from distance. There is a vast graveyard around the monument in which there are old tombstones indicating the old history of the monument.
Yaghou Leys, “Radman, the son of Mahak Sistani” was one of the Iranian kings and from Safari family who was ruling in Sistan. Its capital was in Zaranj which is now in Afghanistan. Since he was a coppersmith, he became known as “Safar”. Yaghoub Leys Safar was the first person who announced Persian language as the official language of Iran 200 years after the advent of Islam to Iran. After that nobody had the right to talk in his court in any language other than Persian. He attempted to overthrow Abbasi Reign and he even went forward close to Baghdad. However, he did not survive colic disease and finally he died in Gundushapur in Shavval in 265 hijri year.
General Specifications
Name
The Tomb of Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar
Age
Seljuk dynasty
Suggestions
Best time to visit
Spring and Nowruz holidays
Access route
Address
On the right side of Dezful road to Shushtar, in Shahabad village and ten kilometers from Dezful, Khuzestan province, Iran
Facilities
Access to vehicles
Residence
Network coverage
Yaghoub Leys Safari Tomb
