Jameh Mosque of Fahraj
Also known as: Jameh Mosque of Fahraj
mosque in Yazd County, Iranian national heritage site
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Overview
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The Jameh Mosque of Fahraj is a Friday mosque in the centre of Fahraj, in Iran's Yazd Province. It dates to the early Islamic period and is regarded as one of the oldest mosques still standing in the country. The building reflects the plain architectural character of the first Islamic centuries. Our record gives its style as Abbasi architecture, and it is listed on the Iran National Heritage List.
History
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The mosque is said to have been completed sometime between the 7th and 10th centuries CE; the sources give no more precise construction date.
It was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 21 December 1970 and is administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
From Wikipedia
The Jāmeh Mosque of Fahraj (Persian: مسجد جامع فهرج, romanized: Masjed-e Jomeh, Fahraj
) is a Shi'ite Friday mosque (jāmeh) located in Fahraj, Yazd province, Iran.
The mosque was completed during the 7th to 10th centuries CE and is one of the oldest extant mosques in Iran; it demonstrates the simple architectural characteristics of the early Islamic centuries.
The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 21 December 1970, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D9%81%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AC
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jameh_Mosque_of_Fahraj
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Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_de_Fahraj_(Yazd)