Shiraz used to have 6 gates that among them only one is remaining and that’s Quran Gate. Although the gates no longer exist, the locals still remember their names: the gate of Isfahan, the gate of Sa’di, a gate of slaughterhouse, a gate of Kazerun, the gate of King Da-e and gate of Quran. this gate was made at the time of Panah Khusraw better known by his title, A?ud al-Dawla, the emir of the Buyid dynasty. after its construction, by the order of emir, a Quran was placed in the room above the gate to bless the travelers and assure their safe return. The destruction of the gate in the following years forced Zand kings to make a new gate. The famous Quran called “Hefdah Man” was placed in this newly built gate but after the gate was demolished by Reza Pahlavi, the Quran was moved to Pars museum. Ten years later, one of Shiraz’s tradesmen rebuilt the gate and placed a Quran within it. What is significant regarding this gate is that the only surviving gate of the city is the passage to the ancient city of Marvdasht and also part of the beautiful valley of “Allah Akbar”, so passing through this gate is like passing through history. It is also at a walking distance of many of Shiraz’s attractions like Hafezieh, Jahan-Nama garden, and the mausoleum of Khaju-e Kermani.
