Jameh Mosque of Kaj
mosque in Isfahan County, Iranian national heritage site
Key facts
- Built
- 1325
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Overview
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The Jameh Mosque of Kaj is a historic brick mosque in Isfahan Province, Iran, in the Ziar area of Isfahan County. It dates from the Ilkhanid period and is registered as part of Iran's national heritage. The building stands on the northern bank of the Zayandeh Rud, roughly 24 kilometres east of the city of Isfahan. Of the original structure, only partly ruined walls and a dome remain, and even the surviving decoration is largely executed in brick.
History
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The mosque is recorded as having been built in 1325, during the Ilkhanid era. A minaret probably once belonged to the complex, but no traces of it have survived. Today the remains consist of partly ruined walls and a dome.
From Wikipedia
The Kaj Mosque (Persian: مسجد جامع کاج), also known as the Jameh Mosque of Kaj, is a former Friday mosque in a partial ruinous state, located in the village of Kaj, in Isfahan County, in the province of Isfahan, Iran, Kaj is located approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of Esfahan, on the northern bank of Zayandeh Rud.
The mosque was completed in 1325 CE, during the Ilkhanid era. Only some half-ruined walls and a dome remains from the mosque's original structure.. The remnants of the former mosque were added to the Iran National Heritage List on 10 February 1940, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
Brick was used for the external structure and the interior decorations. The mosque had probably a minaret, but it has subsequently been destroyed.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AC
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadsch-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaj_Mosque
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%AC