Jameh Mosque of Mehrabad
Also known as: Jameh Mosque of Mehrabad
mosque in Bonab, Iranian national heritage site
Key facts
- Built
- 1544
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Overview
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The Jameh Mosque of Mehrabad, also known as the Mihrabad Mosque, is a Shi'ite Friday mosque in Mehrabad Square, Bonab, in Iran's East Azerbaijan Province. It was built during the Safavid period, and its architectural style is recorded as both Safavid and Qajar. The complex is laid out on a large square plan with a porch, a seraglio, a minaret and a sanctuary, an arrangement said to differ from most other mosques of the Safavid era. It is inscribed on the Iran National Heritage List.
History
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The construction date is recorded as 1544, and sources place the mosque broadly in the Safavid era. In 1968 it was added to the Iran National Heritage List, and it is administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
From Wikipedia
The Jameh Mosque of Mehrabad (Arabic: جامع مهر أباد; Persian: مسجد جامع مهرآباد), also known as the Mehr Abad Jameh Mosque and as the Mihrabad Camii, is a Shi'ite Friday mosque, located in Mehrabad Square, Bonab, in the province of East Azerbaijan, Iran. The mosque was built during the Safavid era. The mosque was constructed in a big square with a porch, seraglio, minaret and sanctuary that are different from most other mosques of the Safavid era.
The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List in 1968, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
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