Neishabur (Nishapur) in khorasan  province

Neishabur is the earliest known capital of Khorassan, and was once one of the most glorious centres of all Persia. During the Seljuq period, it became a thriving literary, artistic and academic centre. However, this glorious period in Neishabur's history was short lived and the city fell rapidly into decline in the 12th century after a series of disasters befell it. Invasions by Turkish tribes, internal wars, earthquakes, and finally the catastrophic arrival of the Mongol troops in 1221 who massacred the cities entire population, all contributed to its decline. Neishabur was later rebuilt but it never regained its former position.
Today, Neishabur is a small provincial town and is famous for having been the hometown of the poet, astronomer and mathematician Omar Khayyam (1048 - c.1125). Among the handful of tombs in the outskirts of Neishabur, the most famous is that of Omar Khayyam. It was built in 1934 in the gardens of the imamzadeh Mohammad Mahruq.

Other famous men buried at Neishabur include the 13th century Sufi poet Attar-od-Din and the 20th century poet Kamal-ol-Molk (died in 1938).

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