Jameh Mosque of Kashan
| Jāmeh Mosque of Kashan | |
|---|---|
مسجد جامع کاشان | |
 The mosque entrance iwan, in 2016 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shia Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Friday mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Kashan, Isfahan province |
| Country | Iran |
  Location of the mosque in Iran | |
| Geographic coordinates | 33°59′01″N 51°26′37″E / 33.983739°N 51.443513°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | |
| Completed |
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| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | One |
| Minaret(s) | One |
| Materials | Bricks; plaster |
| Official name | Jāmeh Mosque of Kashan |
| Type | Built |
| Designated | 20 June 1936 |
| Reference no. | 252 |
| Conservation organization | Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran |
The Jāmeh Mosque of Kashan (Persian: مسجد جامع کاشان; Arabic: جامع كاشان) is a Shi'ite Friday mosque (jāmeh), located in Kashan, in the province of Isfahan, Iran.
The mosque is the oldest structure in Kashan and it was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 20 June 1936, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
Overview
[edit]The mosque was built on the site of the 7th-century Zoroastrian fire temple that existed before the Arab conquest of Iran.[1]
The plan of the mosque is simple. There is a howz in the sahn in front of the iwan, which leads to the inner space of the dome and also two shabestans at grade of the courtyard and a winter shabestan below the surface of the courtyard. The large old mihrab-like minaret seems to belongs to the Seljuk era. It has an exquisite stucco, on which there are verses from Quran about the virtue of Friday prayer. It seems that this large mihrab was destroyed intentionally because of its false direction of qibla. Instead of this mihrab a smaller one has been built in the true direction of qibla during the reign of Tahmasp I.[1][2] Its only brick minaret is located in its southeastern corner. On the bottom part of the minaret, there is a Kufic inscription made by embossed brick. On the inscription, it is mentioned the construction date of the minaret, which is 1074 CE, making it the third oldest minaret in Iran, which has an inscription.[1]
In the book Merat ol-Boldan, the mosque is described as follows:[1]
"The mosque, which is known in Kashan as Jameh mosque , has one mihrab with a right qibla and a mihrab with a wrong qibla. The founder of the mosque was Safie Khatun, Malik al-Ashtar's daughter."
The mosque was extensively renovated in 2024.[3]
Gallery
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See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Yaghoubi, Hosseyn (2004). Beheshti, Arash (ed.). Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān [Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan] (in Persian). Rouzane. p. 186. ISBN 964-334-218-2.
- ^ مسجد جامع کاشان. makanbin.com (in Persian). August 11, 2017. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Jameh Mosque of Kashan emerges resplendent after restoration". Tehran Times. January 20, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
External links
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Media related to Jameh Mosque of Kashan at Wikimedia Commons
- 11th-century mosques
- Buildings and structures completed in the 1070s
- Buildings and structures in Kashan
- Buildings and structures on the Iran National Heritage List
- Fire temples in Iran
- Grand mosques
- Mosques in Isfahan province
- Mosque buildings with domes in Iran
- Mosque buildings with minarets in Iran
- Seljuk mosques
- Shia mosques in Iran