Shams-i Tabrizi Shrine

Tajikistan


In the centre of Vershab, a wide footpath descending past the main shop leads to a mausoleum that looks recently built. Locals claim that it's the shrine of Shams-i Tabrizi, the muse of Persian poet Rumi.


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