| Jāmeh Mosque of Kashan | |
|---|---|
مسجد جامع کاشان | |
 The mosque entranceiwan, in 2016 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shia Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Friday mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Kashan,Isfahan province |
| Country | Iran |
  Location of the mosque inIran | |
| Coordinates | 33°59′01″N51°26′37″E / 33.983739°N 51.443513°E /33.983739; 51.443513 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | |
| Completed |
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| Specifications | |
| Dome | One |
| Minaret | One |
| Materials | Bricks; plaster |
| Official name | Jāmeh Mosque of Kashan |
| Type | Built |
| Designated | 20 June 1936 |
| Reference no. | 252 |
| Conservation organization | Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran |
TheJāmeh Mosque of Kashan (Persian:مسجد جامع کاشان;Arabic:جامع كاشان) is aShi'iteFriday mosque (jāmeh), located inKashan, in the province ofIsfahan,Iran.
The mosque is the oldest structure in Kashan and it was added to theIran National Heritage List on 20 June 1936, administered by theCultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
The mosque was built on the site of the 7th-centuryZoroastrianfire temple that existed before theArab conquest of Iran.[1]
Theplan of the mosque is simple. There is ahowz in thesahn in front of theiwan, which leads to the inner space of the dome and also twoshabestans at grade of the courtyard and a winter shabestan below the surface of the courtyard. The large oldmihrab-like minaret seems to belongs to theSeljuk era. It has an exquisitestucco, on which there are verses fromQuran about the virtue of Friday prayer. It seems that this large mihrab was destroyed intentionally because of its false direction ofqibla. Instead of this mihrab a smaller one has been built in the true direction of qibla during the reign ofTahmasp I.[1][2] Its only brickminaret is located in its southeastern corner. On the bottom part of the minaret, there is aKuficinscription made by embossed brick. On the inscription, it is mentioned the construction date of the minaret, which is 1074CE, making it the third oldest minaret in Iran, which has an inscription.[1]
In the bookMerat ol-Boldan, the mosque is described as follows:[1]
"The mosque, which is known in Kashan as Jameh mosque , has one mihrab with a right qibla and a mihrab with a wrong qibla. The founder of the mosque was Safie Khatun, Malik al-Ashtar's daughter."
The mosque was extensively renovated in 2024.[3]
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