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Davāzdah Imām
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “religious shrine and funerary mosque located in the fahadan quarter of yazd”. Today it says “an 11th-century mausoleum and ziyarat”.
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Davāzdah Imām shrine at night Davāzdah Imām , also known as The Shrine of the Twelve Imams , is an 11th-century mausoleum and ziyarat ( shrine ) in the Fahadan quarter of Yazd , Iran . It is the earliest-dated building in Yazd. It is adjacent to Zendan-e Eskandar (Alexander's Prison). The building is made of brick, and the inside bears inscriptions of the names of The Twelve Imams (who are not, despite its name, buried in the mausoleum).
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religious shrine and funerary mosque located in the fahadan quarter of yazd
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an 11th-century mausoleum and ziyarat
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