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The Jameh Mosque of Nain (Persian: مسجد جامع نایین, romanized: Masjed-e Jâmeʻ-e Nâʼin) is the congregational mosque (jameh mosque) of Nain, Isfahan province, Iran. [1] Although the mosque is one of the oldest in Iran, it is still in use and is protected by Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization.
The history of Nain appears to go back to pre-Islamic times, but no information about it has survived. It is famous for its big castle and its congregational mosque , the Jameh Mosque of Nain . It was described by medieval historians to have been in the sardsīr ("cooler highland areas"), and being a subordinate to either Yazd or Isfahan ...
A grand mosque, or congregational mosque, Friday mosque, great mosque or jama masjid, is a type of mosque which is the main mosque of a certain area that hosts the special Friday noon prayers known as jumu'ah.
Saint Jacob Church was built in 1607. Later in 1613, a larger church, by the name of St. Mary Church, was built beside it. The church is currently used as a separate chapel inside St. Mary Church.
Zavareh Grand Mosque: An inscription in the entrance stucco dates this Seljuk-era mosque to 1135–1136, making it the first known dated mosque constructed according to a four-portico plan in the post-Islamic Iran. Pa Minar Mosque: The minaret of this mosque bears a Kufic inscription in brick, dating
The Jāmeh Mosque of Ardestan (Persian: مسجد جامع اردستان – Masjid-e-Jāmeh Ardestan) is a congregational mosque (Jāmeh) in Ardestan, in the province of Isfahan, Iran. It ranks as No. 180 in the Inventory of National Artefacts of Iran.
The Jameh Mosque of Khozan is a historical mosque in the Khomeyni Shahr County of the Isfahan Province. The original building of the mosque dated back to the Timurid era in the 15th century, but it's improbable that the current building to be older than the Safavid era. The mosque has four iwans. The southern iwan leads to the inner space of ...
Mohammad Jafar Abadei Mosque (Persian: مسجد محمد جعفرآبادهای) is a historical mosque in Isfahan, Iran. It was built in 1878 by the famous clergyman of the Qajar era, Mohammad Jafar Abadei. The mosque is famous because of its tiles and its architecture. [1] [2]