Chehel Akhtaran Mosque
mosque in Qom, Iranian national heritage site
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Overview
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Chehel Akhtaran Mosque is a Shi'ite Friday mosque in the city of Qom, in Qom Province, Iran. It forms part of the Chehel Akhtaran Complex, which also includes three imamzadehs in honor of Chehel Akhtaran, Musa al-Mubarqa and Zeid. The mosque dates from the Qajar era and is classed within Qajar architecture. It is inscribed on the Iran National Heritage List, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
History
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The mosque was built during the Qajar period; one English-language source places its construction in the 20th century. The wider Chehel Akhtaran Complex, which contains the mosque, was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 29 December 1973. The mosque itself was listed separately on 6 September 2004.
From Wikipedia
The Chehel Akhtaran Mosque (Persian: مسجد چهل اختران; Arabic: مسجد أربعون أختران) is a Shi'ite Friday mosque, part of the Chehel Akhtaran Complex, located in the county of Qom, in the province of Qom, Iran. The mosque was built in the 20th century, during the Qajar era.
The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 6 September 2004, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
The Chehel Akhtaran Complex, added to the Iran National Heritage List on 29 December 1973, includes the mosque and three Imamzadehs in honor of Chehel Akhtaran, Musa al-Mubarqa, and Zeid respectively.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chehel_Akhtaran_Mosque
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%DA%86%D9%87%D9%84_%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86