The Jāmeh Mosque of Ferdows ( fa, مسجد جامع تون/فردوس – ''Masjid-e-Jāmeh Toon/Ferdows'') is the grand, congregational mosque (Jāmeh) of
Ferdows
Ferdows ( fa, فردوس, also Romanized as Ferdos, Ferdous, and Firdaus; named Toon or Tūn until 1929) is a city and capital of Ferdows County, located in the north of South Khorasan Province in Iran. It is about south of Mashhad and 200 ...
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South Khorasan Province
South Khorasan Province ( fa, استان خراسان جنوبی ''Ostān-e Khorāsān-e Jonūbī'') is a province located in eastern Iran. Birjand is the centre of the province. The other major cities are Ferdows, Tabas and Qaen. In 2014, it ...
, Iran. The mosque is located towards the southwest of city, in the center of the ancient city of Toon.
History
It is mostly believed that this mosque was built during
Seljuk dynasty
The Seljuk dynasty, or Seljukids ( ; fa, سلجوقیان ''Saljuqian'', alternatively spelled as Seljuqs or Saljuqs), also known as Seljuk Turks, Seljuk Turkomans "The defeat in August 1071 of the Byzantine emperor Romanos Diogenes
by the Turk ...
, in the 11th century, but some researchers believe that it was constructed in the 7th century.
See also
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List of mosques in Iran
In 2015 it was estimated, as per official statistics, that there are 47,291 Shiite mosques and 10,344 Sunni mosques in Iran.
List of mosques in Iran
This is a list of mosques in Iran.
Ardabil Province
* Jome mosque
* Jameh Mosque of Ger ...
References
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Some Images from ''Ferdows Congregation Mosque''Ferdows pictures
Mosques in Iran
Buildings and structures in South Khorasan Province
Ferdows
Tourist attractions in Ferdows County
Tourist attractions in South Khorasan Province
11th-century mosques
National works of Iran
Ferdows
Ferdows ( fa, فردوس, also Romanized as Ferdos, Ferdous, and Firdaus; named Toon or Tūn until 1929) is a city and capital of Ferdows County, located in the north of South Khorasan Province in Iran. It is about south of Mashhad and 200 ...
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