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Dardasht, Isfahan — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Dardasht is an inner quarter of Isfahan, formerly Babol-Dasht, marked by old minarets, a cemetery and the Darb-i Imam Shrine.
About Dardasht
Where to stay in Dardasht
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This quarter keeps houses, not hotels. A traveller picking a room in Isfahan weighs the Chaharbagh side against the lanes around the Darb-i Imam Shrine, and Dardasht belongs firmly to the second of those, a quarter of courtyard houses rather than hotel frontage. Alam's House and Qazvini House stand inside its blocks.
Nights run quiet here, and the Shahshahan Mausoleum is a short walk from most of the doorways.
About Dardasht
What are the main landmarks in Dardasht?
The houses carry the quarter. Alam's House, Qazvini House, Amin's House and Behruz House are the courtyard residences recorded here, and the Shahshahan Mausoleum adds a domed tomb to the same short walk. Minarets rise above the roofline.
The Darb-i Imam Shrine, dated to 1453, and the Harun-i Vilayat Mausoleum are the two names that pull visitors in, while the Salehi House stands over on the Chaharbagh side.
What is the history of Dardasht?
Babol-Dasht was the older name. Dardasht stood among the major Jewish quarters of Isfahan, and its burial ground and minarets belong to a fabric laid down well before the courtyard mansions that later filled its lanes. The Darb-i Imam Shrine carries the date 1453.
Builders of a later century left the Qazvini House and Amin's House behind them.
Where is Dardasht?
Dardasht occupies the core of Isfahan, in Iran, its ground packed with lanes, courtyard houses, a cemetery and the minarets the quarter is known for.
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Updated September 2026