Mashhad, Islamic world cultural capital

Iranian holy city of Mashhad in Khorasan Razavi province has been selected as the cultural capital of the Islamic world in 2017.

The main decision was taken several years ago during a summit of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) member states.

Arrangements in some cultural projects such as filming, authoring books and other works in art have been done for preparing the city.

Among the other world cities, Iranian historical city of Isfahan had been selected earlier as the cultural capital in 2006.

Mashhad hosts the mausoleum of Imam Reza, the eight Imam of Twelve Shia Imams and is considered one of the tourism centers in Iran.

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