THE 10 BEST Kashan Sights & Historical Landmarks to Visit + Photos

The Tabatabai House

The Tabatabai House is a historic house museum in Kashan, Iran. It was built around 1880, during the reign of the Qajar dynasty, for the affluent Tabātabāei family. It is one of the prominent historic houses of Kashan and Iran, together with the Āmeri House, the Borujerdi House, and others

The Āmeris House

The Āmeris House is a large historic house in Kashan, Iran. It was originally built as a family residence during the reign of the Zand dynasty for Agha Āmeri, the governor of Kashan, and is now restored and transformed into a traditional-style hotel.

Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse

Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse, also known as the Qasemi Bathhouse, is a traditional Iranian public bathhouse in Kashan, Iran. It was constructed in the 16th century, during the Safavid era; however, the bathhouse was damaged in 1778 as a result of an earthquake and was renovated during the Qajar era.

Agha Bozorg Mosque

A historical mosque in Kashan, Iran. The mosque was built in the late 18th century by master-mimar Ustad Haj Sa'ban-ali, the mosque and theological school (madrasah) is located in the center of Kashan. It was here where Ustad Ali Maryam as a pupil started his career as a brilliant architect.

The Borujerdi House

The Borujerdi House is a historic house museum in Kashan, Iran. It was built in 1857 by architect Ustad Ali Maryam for the bride of Borujerdi, a wealthy merchant. The bride came from the affluent Tabātabāei family, for whom the architect had built the nearby Tabātabāei House several years earlier.

Bazaar of Kashan

The bazaar of Kashaan is an old bazaar in the city center. It's thought to have been built in the Seljuk era and renovated during the Safavid period. The bazaar has famous architecture, especially at its Timche-ye Amin od-Dowleh section, where a grand light well was built in the 19th century. The bazaar is a few miles in total length and houses shops, baths, tombs, mosques, arcades, and more.

Underground City of Nushabad

Centuries-old complex of underground tunnels & chambers, used as shelter during attacks on the city.

Shahzadeh-ye Ibrahim

It is located in the main road to Bagh-e Fin. This is a 150-year-old shrine with lots of tall cypresses and a nice pool in middle of the yard.

Zhee Showroom

An art gallery exhibiting hundreds of original antique and vintage handmade Persian carpets alongside Handmade ceramics and Suzani textiles and visual arts. Located in a Qajar period caravanserai in the bazar of Kashan, our goal is to showcase Persian culture at its finest through a combination of traditional architecture and Persian rugs and kilims.

Tepe Sialk

Tepe Sialk is a large ancient archeological site in a suburb of the city of Kashan, Isfahan Province, in central Iran, close to Fin Garden. The culture that inhabited this area has been linked to the Zayandeh River Culture.