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Besh Qardash or Besh Ghardash (Persian: بش قارداش) is a monument and mineral spring in Bojnord, North Khorasan Province, Iran. The place is an entertainment and historical tourism attraction and labeled as a national heritage by the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization.

Place

Besh Qardash is located along the Bojnord-Esfarayen road, roughly 7 kilometers from Bojnord.

History

The term "Besh Qardash" means "Five Brothers" in the Khorasani Turkic language which is a local language in the region. It refers to the mythic history of the place. According to the myth, there had been five brothers fighting against the then-brutal government and when they harbored to a hillside, they disappeared and five water springs trilled.

In the Qajar era, Naser al-Din Shah passed the place in his state visit and ordered Yar Mohammad Khan Shadlou (also known as Sardar Mufakham or Siham al-Dowleh Bojnordi) to construct a monument right next to the springs.

Gallery

• Besh Qardash in Qajar era
• Besh Qardash in Pahlavi era
• Current form of Sardar Mufakham's monument
• Sardar Mufakham's tomb gate
• Crown shape of the pool before renovation
• A view of Besh Qardash Water Spring
• Besh Qardash Pool
• Besh Qardash Pool
• The garden gate which belongs to Qajar era
• The Zoroaster's message "Good thoughts, Good words and Good deeds" on a stone over the spring

References

1. Iranshahr; Encyclopaedia of the Iranian Architectural History
2. Besh Qardash's page on Misplaced Pages Farsi
3. Yar Mohammad Khan Shadlou's page on Misplaced Pages Farsi

External links

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v t e North Khorasan province, Iran
Capital	Bojnord
Counties and cities	Bojnord County Bojnord Hesar-e Garmkhan Raz Esfarayen County Esfarayen Safiabad Faruj County Faruj Garmeh County Garmeh Daraq Jajrom County Jajarm Sankhvast Shoqan Maneh and Samalqan County Ashkhaneh Pish Qaleh Qazi Shirvan County Shirvan Lujali
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