Jameh Mosque of Tehran
Also known as: Jameh Mosque of Tehran
mosque in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site
Key facts
- Built
- 1662
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Overview
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The Jameh Mosque of Tehran is a Shi'ite Friday mosque in Iran's capital, next to the Grand Bazaar. It is also known as the Atiq Mosque, the Bazaar Jameh Mosque and the Tehran Central Mosque. It is regarded as the oldest mosque in the city, and its oldest shabestan (columned prayer hall) is dated to the 10th or 11th century, in the Buyid era. The catalogue records its architectural style as Safavid and Qajar. The mosque was entered on the Iran National Heritage List on 9 December 1996 and is administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
History
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The oldest part of the mosque, its shabestan, is dated to the 10th or 11th century, during the Buyid period, which is why the mosque is regarded as the oldest in Tehran. Our database gives 1662 as the year of construction and lists Safavid and Qajar architectural styles. The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 9 December 1996.
From Wikipedia
The Jāmeh Mosque of Tehran (Persian: مسجد جامع بازار تهران; Arabic: جامع طهران), also known as the Atiq Mosque and also called the Bazaar Jāmeh Mosque and the Tehran Central Mosque, is a Shi'ite Friday mosque (jāmeh), located in the city of Tehran, in the province of Tehran, Iran. Situated adjacent to the Grand Bazaar, it is the oldest mosque in the city, with its oldest Shabestan, built in the 10th or 11th century CE, during the Al-e Bouyeh era.
The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 9 December 1996, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
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Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jameh_Mosque_of_Tehran
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_Aljama_de_Teher%C3%A1n
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahran_Cuma_Camii