Jameh Mosque of Kermanshah
mosque in Kermanshah, Iran
Key facts
- Built
- 1782
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Overview
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The Jameh Mosque of Kermanshah (Masjed-e Jameh) is a historic Friday mosque in the old city of Kermanshah, in western Iran. It stands between Modarres Street and Rashid Yasemi Street and is described as a Shi'ite place of worship. It is also known as the Chehel Sotoun Mosque, a name meaning the Forty Columns Mosque. The building belongs to the Zand dynasty period, and its architecture is classed as Zand-era work.
History
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The mosque was completed in 1196 AH (1781/1782 CE), during the Zand dynasty. The record gives its year of construction as 1782.
From Wikipedia
The Jameh Mosque of Kermanshah (Persian: مسجد جامع کرمانشاه, romanized: Masjed-e Jameh; Arabic: جامع كرمانشاه), also called the Chehel Sotoun Mosque, is a Shi'ite Friday mosque, located on Modarres Street and Rashid Yasemi Street in the old city of Kermanshah, in the province of Kermanshah, Iran.
The mosque was completed in 1196 AH (1781/1782 CE), during the Zand dynasty.
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