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An insider's view of the country: Shahroud City and Sheikh Safiedin Shrine

Some 410 kilometers to the east of Tehran, half-way between the capital and Mashhad, and at the junction with the Gorgan road, sits the city of Shahrood. A golden portion of our beloved country! Sheikh Safieddin was one of the ancestors of the Shia Safavid dynasty, who ruled the country of Iran for more than 200 years.


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