Amir Nezam House, relic of the Qajar dynasty

Amir Nezam House is a glorious relic of the Qajar dynasty that located on Sheshgelan Street which is one of the old districts of Tabriz. This beautiful building was built during Naser al-din Ashah’s reign by Amir Nezam Garrousi, who was the king’s chief of staff, belletrist and calligrapher.

Amir Nezam house was built at two floors on an area of 1500 square meters and covers 3000 square meters with two exterior and inner courtyards that are decorated with beautiful gardens and pools.

The wide balcony is built on 16 pillars. The Iranian coloured glass windows (orosi), gypsum plaster of north and south views of the house, mirror works and plaster works of halls and rooms enhance the beauty of this old building.

There is a blue pond in the center of basement and the brickworks of the roof attract the attention of visitors.

Amir Nezam house was the residence of governors of Azerbaijan. In the Pahlavi period, it was used as the department of property and culture. The building was bought and repaired by Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization in 1991 and was inscribed on the national heritage list of Iran. Then it was transformed into the “Qajar Museum” in 2006.

Reason for choice of the house as Qajar Museum is the importance of the house in that period. Since 1839 during the era of Fath-Ali Shah and Abbas Mirza, city of Tabriz was the residence for the Crown Prince and the Amir Nezam house was the governor’s seat in the past.

Asma Behtash

I’m Asma Behtash, the chairwoman of the board of Binesh Faragir Ark Safar Company. I have a bachelor’s degree in Tourism Management and a Master’s degree in Ecotourism at University of Tabriz. From my early years at the university, I became interested in tourism and decided to work in this topic in addition to studying. So, I began to produce tourism content for the tourism publication of Safarnameh Ark. Also I worked alongside my talented teammates on the Journal of Kuleposhti, the Quarterly of the Geography and Tourism Academic Society at University of Tabriz, as an editor. Since 2014, our business has been launched under the name of Arktourism, a website dedicated to the production of specialized tourism content. I am interested in cultural topics and write about the culture of Tabriz in the Arktourism website. I am fluent in Persian, English and Turkish. Tour guiding and performing events are among my favorite activities. Since 2017, I have also been working on the project of One Minute With Tabriz, a project to produce video content for the beautiful city of Tabriz.

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