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Shah Abbasi Caravansarai, Nishapur

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Shah Abbasi Caravansarai of Nishapur
کاروانسرای شاه‌عباسی نیشابور
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General information
StatusOpen to the public
TypeCaravanserai
Architectural stylePersian architecture
LocationNishapur, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

The Shah Abbasi Caravansarai of Nishapur (Persian: کاروانسرای شاه‌عباسی) is a Safavid era caravanserai located in central Nishapur.[1][2] This caravanserai was built by the orders of the Safavid Shah, Abbas the Great. Listed as a national heritage of Iran with the registration number 1230, it is now a tourist attraction and houses several handicraft shops and two museums.[3]

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  1. ^ "کاروانسرای شاه عباسی نیشابور، بنایی تاریخی از دوره صفوی". www.eligasht.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ^ "رباط شاه‌عباسي نيشابور؛ يادگاري از گذشتگان براي فردا". Iranian Students News Agency. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ "شاه‌عباسی، کاروان‌سرا (نیشابور)". Encyclopedia of Iranian Architectural History. Retrieved 2022-09-03.