Varamin

Varamin is a city in Tehran Province, Iran, southeast of Tehran. It is known for its historic Friday Mosque and traditional carpet weaving.

Jameh Mosque of Varamin: A fourteenth-century congregational mosque in Varamin, Iran, built under the Ilkhanid dynasty. The city’s best-known monument preserves a major example of Ilkhanid religious architecture.
Tehran Province: A province in northern Iran whose capital is Tehran. Varamin is one of the province’s cities.
Persian carpet weaving: The craft of producing knotted-pile and flat-woven carpets in Iran using regional techniques and designs. Varamin weaving forms part of Iran’s wider carpet-making tradition.
Ilkhanate: A Mongol-ruled dynasty that governed Iran and surrounding territories from the thirteenth to the fourteenth century. The Jameh Mosque was built during Ilkhanid rule.
Varamin carpets: Handwoven Persian carpets associated with Varamin, often recognized for geometric designs and red, blue, and ivory colors. The city’s weaving tradition is expressed in carpets made by local artisans.
Iranian Plateau: A high-elevation landmass in Southwest Asia, centered on Iran and bordered by mountain ranges. Varamin’s landscape belongs to the plateau’s arid interior.
Persian knot: An asymmetrical knot used in pile carpets, with yarn looped around one warp thread and passed under the next. Carpet construction depends on knotting techniques such as this one.
Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan: The last effective Ilkhanid ruler, reigning from 1316 to 1335. The Jameh Mosque’s construction is commonly dated to his reign.
Ilkhanid architecture: The architectural tradition of the Mongol Ilkhanate in Iran and neighboring regions during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The Jameh Mosque places Varamin within this period’s architectural history.
Qajar dynasty: An Iranian dynasty that ruled from 1789 to 1925. Qajar-era changes shaped the wider region in which Varamin developed.

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QarchakRelated: Qarchak lies near Varamin, a neighboring city and regional center.