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Gonbad-e Kavus (Persian: گنبد کاووس) is a city in the Central District of Gonbad-e Kavus County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. At the 2006 National Census, its population was 127,167 in 30,710 households. The following census in 2011 counted 144,546 people in 39,181 households.
Gonbad-e Qābus. The 53 m high tomb built in ad 1006 for Qābus Ibn Voshmgir, Ziyarid ruler and literati, near the ruins of the ancient city of Jorjan in north-east Iran, bears testimony to the cultural exchange between Central Asian nomads and the ancient civilization of Iran.
9 gen 2018 · La Torre di Gonbad-e Kavus (Qabus) è una delle torri costruite con mattoni più alte al mondo, rappresenta una delle più preziose opere dell’architettura islamica in Iran e si trova a nord della città di Gonbad-e Kavus al centro del Parco di Qabus.
Gonbad-e Kāvūs è il capoluogo dello shahrestān di Gonbad-e Kavus, circoscrizione Centrale, nella provincia del Golestan. Aveva, nel 2006, una popolazione di 127.167 abitanti. La città è famosa per la sua torre-mausoleo in mattoni, alta 60 m, risalente alla dinastia ziyaride, eretta nel 1006 per ordine dell'Emiro Qābūs b ...
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The inscription bands on the tower, written in rhymed prose, state that Qabus ordered the foundation of the tower built during his lifetime, in 1006/7. He was a prince of the Ziyarid dynasty, which was based in the historic Tabaristan region of northern Iran. In the 11th century, this region was still undergoing conversion from Zoroastrianismto Isl...
An old image of Gonbad-e Qabus.An old image of Gonbad-e Qabus.Gonbad-e Qabus in July 2014.Gonbad-e Qabus in October 2014.Blair, Sheila S. (2002). "GONBAD-E QĀBUS iii. MONUMENT". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Volume XI/2: Golšani–Great Britain IV. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 126...Bosworth, C. Edmund (2010). "ZIYARIDS". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition. Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation.Grabar, Oleg (1975). "The Visual Arts". In Frye, R. N. (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521200936.Hejazi, Mehrdad; Saradj, Fatemeh Mehdizadeh (2014). Persian Architectural Heritage: Architecture. WIT Press. ISBN 978-1845644123.15 dic 2002 · i. Geography. ii. Population. iii. Monument. i. GEOGRAPHY. The city of Gonbad-e Qābus (now referred to officially as Gonbad-e Kāvus) is the administrative center of the sub-province ( šahrestān) of the same name and the urban center of the Turkman tribal area in northern Persia.
Gonbad-e Qābus is a monumental tomb tower that is an outstanding achievement of early Islamic brick architecture. The 53 metres high tower was constructed to an intricate geometric plan so the brickwork could bear the load.
