Abbas Mirza Mosque ( hy, Աբաս Միրզայի մզկիթ (''Abas Mirzayi mzkit'''), fa, مسجد عباس میرزا, az, Abbas Mirzə məscidi) was a nineteenth-century

Shia Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam. It holds that the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad designated Ali, ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his S ...

mosque in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...

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Abbas Mirza Abbas Mirza ( fa, عباس میرزا; August 26, 1789October 25, 1833) was a Qajar crown prince of Iran. He developed a reputation as a military commander during the Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813 and the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828, as ...

, in the eighteenth century, the castle was built near the mosque in Yerevan. This mosque was built at the beginning of the nineteenth century, during the reign of the last khan (governor) of the

Erivan Khanate The Erivan Khanate ( fa, خانات ایروان, translit=Xānāt-e Iravān; hy, Երեւանի խանութիւն, translit=Yerevani xanut'iwn; az, ایروان خانلیغی, translit=İrəvan xanlığı), also known as Chokhur-e Sa'd, was ...

, Huseyn Khan. It was named Abbas Mirza Jami, after the

Qajar Qajar Iran (), also referred to as Qajar Persia, the Qajar Empire, '. Sublime State of Persia, officially the Sublime State of Iran ( fa, دولت علیّه ایران ') and also known then as the Guarded Domains of Iran ( fa, ممالک م ...

crown prince

, the son of Fat′h-Ali Shah. The façade of mosque was covered in green and blue glass, reflecting Persian architectural styles. After the

Capture of Erivan The capture of Erivan ( fa, فتح ایروان, translit=Fath e Iravān; russian: Взятие Эривани, translit=Vzyatie Ėrivani) took place on 1 October 1827, during the Russo-Persian War of 1826–28. The city fell to the Russians aft ...

by the Russians, the mosque was used as an arsenal. The mosque was turned into barracks after it was conquered by Russian troops. During the Soviet era, the mosque, along with Christian buildings, was derelict and currently only the frame of the mosque has been preserved.All historical and architectural, cultural and religious buildings in the territory of the Republic of Armenia
in the official Website of the Government of Armenia

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File:Khan's Mosque in Erivan.jpg, The mosque in 1899 File:Mosquée d'Erevan (Germain Bapst).jpg, The mosque in late 19th century File:No-nb bldsa 6d069.jpg, Remains of mosque in 1925

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