Chehel Dokhtaran Mausoleum

The Chehel Dokhtaran Mausoleum is a mausoleum complex, located in Kashan, in the province of Isfahan, Iran. The complex is located to the west of Emamzadeh Soltan Mir Ahmad. The mausoleum was built in the 13th century CE, during the Ilkhanid era. Its high simple unadorned dome is the hallmark of Ilkhanid architecture.
The complex was aded to the Iran National Heritage List on 30 September 1967, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.

Etymology

Chehel Dokhtaran means forty girls in the Persian language, but it is unknown for what reason this name has been given to the building. Some people believe that this building had been a mosque and school special to women just like Chehel Dokhtaran minaret and it was built like the minaret in 1112.