Bagh Khan

Bagh Khan is one of the historic buildings and tourist attractions of Boshruyeh in South Khorasan Province. It stands in the old quarter of the city, on Mulla Abdollah Tooni Boshrui Street, in the Mulla Sa'di neighbourhood. Built in the middle of the Qajar period, it is counted among the old and valuable houses of Boshruyeh. Bagh Khan belonged to Amir Hasan Khan Tabasi, and later, when the Tavusi family lived in it, the building also became known as the Tavusi House. The large size of the house and its big, square courtyard are among the reasons the complex was named Bagh Khan.

The architecture of Bagh Khan uses local materials such as raw mud brick and clay, and its exterior is decorated with straw-clay plaster and framed plasterwork panels. The various rooms of the building are arranged around the central courtyard and include spaces for summer and winter living, a storeroom and a tandoor room. In the middle of the eastern and western sides of the courtyard, two iwans face each other, and the house's shahneshin (principal reception room) lies behind the eastern iwan. One of the most distinctive parts of the complex is its octagonal pool chamber (howzkhaneh), whose kolah-farangi (pavilion-style) dome, delicate plaster carvings and rasmi-bandi decoration give it a special architectural charm. Light enters this space through latticed windows set in the drum of the dome. In the past, water from the Boshruyeh qanat also flowed through the pool chamber and was then used to irrigate the trees in the courtyard. The wind catcher (badgir) on the southern side of the building is another feature of its climate-adapted architecture, and it helped ventilate and cool the space.

To visit Bagh Khan, enter the Mulla Sa'di neighbourhood from Mulla Abdollah Tooni Boshrui Street, and you will reach the historic building. Given Boshruyeh's hot, dry climate, spring and autumn are the better seasons to visit this attraction and to wander through the city's historic quarter. Visiting the different parts of the house usually takes less than an hour. During your visit, please avoid touching the plaster decorations, damaging the mud-brick walls or altering any historic parts of the building. Keeping the site clean and respecting the privacy of the historic spaces also help preserve this valuable monument for future visitors.