Mahan

History

Mahan is well known for the tomb of the great Sufi leader Shah Nimatullah Wali, as well as Shazdeh Garden (Prince Garden). The tomb of Shah Nur-eddin Nematollah Vali, poet, sage, Sufi and founder of an order of darvishes, has twin minarets covered with turquoise tiles from the bottom up to the cupola. The mausoleum was built by Ahmad Shah Kani; the rest of the building was constructed during the reigns of Abbas the Great, Mohammad Shah Qajar and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. Shah Nematallah Wali spent many years wandering through central Asia perfecting his spiritual gifts before finally settling at Mahan, 30 km south-east of Kerman, where he passed the last twenty five years of his life. He died in 1431, having founded a Darvish order which continues to be an active spiritual force today. The central domed burial vault at Mahan, completed in 1437 was erected by Ahmad Shah Bahmani, king of the Bahmani Kingdom, and one of Shah Nematallah's most devoted disciples.

Most-observed species

• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  13
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  13
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  11
• White Wagtail

  Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  10
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7
• Laughing Dove

  Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  7
• Steppe Eagle

  Aquila nipalensis Hodgson, 1833 · Aves
  4
• Hume's Wheatear

  Oenanthe albonigra (Hume, 1872) · Aves
  4

Most recent

• M 4.4 — 2026-07-26
  24 km ESE of Bardsīr, Iran
• M 4.7 — 2026-05-14
  27 km NNW of Bardsīr, Iran
• M 4.1 — 2025-08-31
  69 km ENE of Kerman, Iran
• M 4.1 — 2025-04-03
  40 km NNE of Kūh Sefīd, Iran
• M 5.1 — 2025-03-24
  56 km NNE of Kerman, Iran
• M 4.2 — 2024-12-31
  59 km ESE of Kerman, Iran