| Airline | From/To |
Days of Operation |
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Gulf Air | Heathrow - Mashad |
Wed, Fri, Sat |
Bahrain |
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Qatar Airways | Heathrow - Mashad | Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat | Doha |
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Turkish Airlines | Heathrow - Mashad | Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Istanbul |
MASHAD
Mashad means the place of martyrdom and is an extremely holy city for Shi'ite Moslems. It is where the eighth grandson of the prophet Mohammad, Emam Reza, was murdered in 817 and has been a place of pilgrimage ever since. The holy shrine of Emam Reza and the surrounding buildings are one of the marvels of the Islamic world and most of the mosques, museums, eivans (halls) are open to non-Muslims, except for the holy shrine itself..
Two major sites lie near Mashad - Tus, the home town of the 11th century poet Ferdowsi, author of the epic Shahname (book of kings) and Neishabur, home to the famous 12th century poet Omar Khayyam. You should take care to dress very conservatively whilst in Mashad.