Nawqan

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Coordinates: 36°17′40.6″N 59°37′20.7″E / 36.294611°N 59.622417°E / 36.294611; 59.622417
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36°17′40.6″N 59°37′20.7″E / 36.294611°N 59.622417°E / 36.294611; 59.622417

Nawqān (Persian: نوقان) was a town at Khorasan and the tomb of 'Ali b. Musa al-Rida (a) is there.[1] Al-Ya'qubi wrote in his al-Buldan: "The big city of Tus is called Nawqan."[2] Al-Qazwini says: "Tus has two districts: Tabaran and Nawqan."[3] Imam al-Rida (a) passed away in this village at the beginning of 203/818-9.[4]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Dihkhuda, Lughatnama, vol.15 p.22860
  2. ↑ Al-Ya'qubi, al-Buldan, p.45
  3. ↑ Al-Qazwini, Athar al-bilad, p.411
  4. ↑ Al-Ya'qubi, al-Buldan, p.471

References

  • Dihkhuda, 'Ali Akbar. Lughatnama. Tehran: Tehran University, 1377 sh
  • Ya'qubi, Ahmad b. Ishaq al-. Al-Buldan. Tehran: Bungah Tarjima wa Nashr, 1356 sh
  • Qazwini, Zakariyya b. Muhammad al-. Athar al-bilad wa akhbar al-'ibad. Beirut: Dar Sadir
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