The Jāmeh Mosque of Nishapur ( fa, مسجد جامع نیشابور - ''Masjid-e-Jāmeh Neyshabur'') is the grand congregational
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, ...
(
Jāmeh Mosque) of the city of
Nishapur in
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. This mosque was founded by
Pahlavan Ali Karkhi in 1493 during the rule of
Husayn Bayqarah
Sultan Husayn Bayqara Mirza ( fa, حسین بایقرا / ''Husayn Bāyqarā''; June/July 1438 – 4 May 1506) was the Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469 until May 4, 1506, with a brief interruption in 1470.
A skilled statesman, Sultan Husayn ...
of the
Timurid dynasty
The Timurid dynasty ( chg, , fa, ), self-designated as Gurkani ( chg, , translit=Küregen, fa, , translit=Gūrkāniyān), was a Sunni Muslim dynasty or clan of Turco-Mongol originB.F. Manz, ''"Tīmūr Lang"'', in Encyclopaedia of Islam, Onl ...
. This mosque was also rebuilt during the reign of
Abbas the Great
Abbas I ( fa, ; 27 January 157119 January 1629), commonly known as Abbas the Great (), was the 5th Safavid Shah (king) of Iran, and is generally considered one of the greatest rulers of Iranian history and the Safavid dynasty. He was the third son ...
, the
Safavid Shah
Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ...
of
Persia
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. This mosque is part of the
National Heritage List of Iran.
Gallery
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File:Prayers of Noon - Grand Mosque of Nishapur -September 27 2013 15.JPG
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File:Inscription of Establishment of Nishapur Jameh Mosque 3.JPG
Sources
history
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1493
15th-century mosques
Mosques in Iran
1493 establishments in Asia
Buildings and structures in Nishapur
Buildings and structures in Razavi Khorasan Province
National works of Iran
Tourist attractions in Razavi Khorasan Province
Nishapur
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