Historical house of Imam Khomeini

Historic house of theImam Khomeini

The historic house of Imam Khomeini it is located in the city of Khomein (Markazi region) and was built around 150 years ago in the qajaro period. The architecture of this ancient building is in harmony with the territory of Khomein and the Markazi region and the main materials used in it are theadobe (mixture of clay, sand and straw dried in the sun), mud and wood and the façade and cladding of some parts are made of stone.

This building includes: an internal courtyard, an external courtyard (a place of teaching, religious meetings and sometimes welcoming guests), a courtyard equipped with Shabestan (birthplace of Imam Khomeini in one of his rooms), a hereditary court of the Imam, winter and summer rooms, the kitchen, the main hall, the greenhouse, the tower, the warehouse, the garden, the corridor etc. .

This house initially had two entry and exit doors but later five additional entrances were added due to necessity. In the four courtyards of the circular and octagonal tanks and in one of them a heart-shaped tub, they gave life to a very beautiful and suggestive environment.

At the age of 19, Imam Khomeini left home to pursue his studies and moved to Arāk and later to Qom but traveled frequently to return to his father's home.

The historical home of the Imam Khomeini family, in addition to the historical and political attractions, has beautiful and simple architectural and environmental features and every year welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors resident in the country and foreigners.

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