INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Tajik Tourism Development Committee said on Wednesday.He made the remarks during a visit to the mausoleum of scientist-poet Omar Khayyam,
a well-manicured garden, the mausoleum is where the 12th-century Persian polymath, mathematician, astronomer, historian, philosopher, and
poet is laid to rest.In ancient times, Neyshabur was home to many great men of science, art, and culture and today it hosts tourists who go
to visit the relics of that period.Situated some 70 km west of Mashhad, Neyshabur was founded around the third century CE
Narratives say the town derived its name from its alleged founder, the Sasanian king Shapur I.It grew to prominence in the eighth century
and was ruined by invasions and earthquakes in the thirteenth century
After that time, a much smaller settlement was established just north of the ancient town, and the once-bustling metropolis lay
of excavation as of 1935 by experts from the Department of Near Eastern Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, its affiliated archaeologists worked at Neyshabur between 1935 and 1940, returning for a final
it was home to many religious scholars
It was also known as an economic center.Neyshabur was once situated on the famed Silk Roads, which ran from China to the Mediterranean Sea,
crossing Central Asia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey along the way.AFM
