Haruniyeh Dome

Haruniyeh Dome
Harooniyeh in Tus
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationTus, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran
Haruniyeh Dome is located in Iran
Haruniyeh Dome
Shown within Iran
Map
Coordinates36°28′47.5″N 59°30′24.5″E / 36.479861°N 59.506806°E / 36.479861; 59.506806
Architecture
StyleEarly post Islamic Iranian

Haruniyeh Dome (Persian: گنبد هارونیه) is a historic monument in Tus, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[1]

Haruniyeh Dome is the oldest monument left in the city. This historic site is located about 600 meters from the Tomb of Ferdowsi, the famous Iranian poet. It is exclusively a monastery or tomb that was built on the ruins of Tabran in the 15th century. Tabran was a section of Tus which does not exist today.[2]

Next to this building a black stone as the memorial of Al-Ghazali, one of the Iranian mystics of the 13th century. Haruniyeh was built on the Early Post Islamic Iranian of architecture. It is among the historical sites recorded by the Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization.[3]

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