Drawing on Tomb of Shams, Khoy Looks to Boost Appeal

A huge cultural, art and tourist center will be established near the tomb of Shams-e Tabrizi in Khoy County, West Azarbaijan Province, with the aim of highlighting the luminary's achievements in literature and culture, in addition to the development of tourism in the area, Ali Asghar Mounesan, head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, pledged.
Shams-e Tabrizi, a Persian Muslim living between 1185 and 1248, is credited as the spiritual instructor of the renowned poet Mowlana and is referenced with great reverence in his poetic collection.