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Jameh Mosque of Borujerd

Jameh Mosque of Borujerd

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The Jāmeh Mosque of Borujerd (Persian: مسجد جامع بروجرد – Masjid-e-Jāmeh Borujerd) is a congregational mosque (Jāmeh) in Borujerd, in the province of Loristan, western Iran. The mosque is the oldest mosque in the Zagros area and western Iran. It ranks as No. 228 in the Inventory of National Artefacts of Iran.[1]

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The mosque located in the old district of Borujerd city previously called Do Dangeh. Jameh Mosque of Borujerd was built on an ancient fire-temple of the pre-Islamic Sassanid dynasty.[1]

History

Engraving in the mosque dating to the Safavid dynasty.

The construction of this mosque is attributed to a certain Hamuyeh, or Hamuleh, said to have been appointed by the Abi-Dolaf rulers as the governor of Borujerd in the 3rd century A.H. (9th century CE).

Massive destruction of Jameh Mosque of Borujerd after the March 2006 earthquake.

This mosque has two entrances, on its eastern and western sides. Jameh mosque has been used as a religious, trading and social affair centre.

The mosque was bombed by Iraqi planes in the 1980s and was damaged by rain and earthquakes. The 2006 Borujerd earthquake ruined its minarets and damaged it vastly.

See also

Further reading

  • Farzin, Alireza (1993). Lorestan on the Stage of History.

References

  1. [1]
    "مسجد جامع بروجرد". Archived from the original on 19 December 2014.
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