The Grand Mosalla Mosque of Tehran, also known as the Imam Khomeini Mosalla, is a

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

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. It is used for hosting weekly

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, as well as cultural, political, educational, worship activities, including book fairs, exhibitions, and religious ceremonies.

History

The Grand Mosalla Mosque originated in a 1982 proposal to replace the

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as the primary location for weekly Friday prayer. A large section of land in Abbas Abad, the original site for the never-materialized pre-

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megaproject Shahestan Pahlavi, was allocated for the Grand Mosalla. On 19 February 1985, a public announcement was issued, calling on talented and experienced designers to submit drafts for the mosque's design. The competition was held in 1986 with

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Mehdi Chamran Mehdi Chamran Save'ei ( fa, مهدی چمران; born 9 September 1941) is an Iranian architect and conservative politician who currently holds office as the chairman of the City Council of Tehran. Early life and education Chamran is the brother ...

, Bagher Ayatollahzadeh Shirazi, Ali Ghaffari, and Mehdi Hodjat as the jury members, and with the participation of 36 native and foreign individuals from such countries as

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, and the

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, as well as legal entities. On 1990, Dr. Parviz Moayed Ahd’s design was confirmed for the Mosalla. The design was based on the

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, and Georgia, which were historically part of the

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. As of 2017, almost three decades since the design was finalized, the Grand Mosalla was still under construction, though finished sections of the building were in use. The ''

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'' called the condition of the project "dismal" and "unacceptable", and Governor General of Tehran Province Hussein Hashemi urged

Tehran City Council The Islamic City Council of Tehran ( fa, شورای اسلامی شهر تهران) is the directly elected council that presides over the city of Tehran, elects the mayor of Tehran in a mayor–council government system, and budgets of the M ...

to prioritize the mosque's completion. 23rd tehran international book fair 1

Use

The Grand Mosalla Mosque is used for

and

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prayers. It is also used as a community center and a venue for local and national events, including the Tehran International Book Fair, International Holy Quran Exhibition, International Exhibition of Investment Opportunities in Iran's Mines and Mining Industries, International Handicrafts Exhibition, and the Tehran Game Exhibition, among other events.

Access

The Grand Mosalla Mosque is served by the Mosalla Imam Khomeini Metro Station, a Tehran Metro station located in the Grand Mosalla, next to the

Qasem Soleimani Expressway Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani Expressway, formerly called Resalat Expressway, is an east-west expressway in Tehran, Iran. It joins the eastern localities of Tehran metropolis, including Resalat District, to Seyed Khandan in north-central ...

. It also has a

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station in Line 5: Science & Tech Terminal to Argentina Square Beihaghi Terminal.

Gallery

File:ساخت ماکت ایوان بزرگ مصلی.jpg File:Tehran International Book Fair - 8 May 2018 01.jpg File:Tehran International Book Fair 0649.jpg File:All Most Summer In Tehran, May 31, 2011 - panoramio (1).jpg File:Ali Khamenei visits 21st Tehran International Book Fair (007).jpg File:Worship celebration of 12000 girl students in Tehran (8).jpg File:Iran's International handicraft Exhibition - 2011 (3).jpg File:Tehran International Book Fair - 5 May 2018 14.jpg File:All Most Summer In Tehran, May 31, 2011 - panoramio (1).jpg

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External links

*{{Official website, http://www.musalla.ir/ Buildings and structures in Tehran Official residences in Iran Supreme Leaders of Iran 1989 establishments in Iran Religious leadership roles Politics of Iran Iranian entities subject to the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions

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