Jameh Mosque of Semnan

Jameh Mosque of Semnan
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Province	Semnan Province
Location
Location	Semnan, Iran
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Completed	Seljuq dynasty and Timurid Empire

The Jameh Mosque of Semnan is a building in Semnan, Iran. Over time, there have been many changes and developments to the mosque, but now traces of the Seljuq dynasty and Timurid eras can be seen in it. It is believed that this mosque was built in the first century AH on the ruins of a fire temple. The building is built in Azerbaijani style.^[1][2][3]

History

Sana' al-Dawla writes in the book Mirror of the Lands: during the caliphate of Ali ibn Abi Talib, he ordered that 1001 mosques be built from Kufa to Bukhara. During the rule of Abdullah ibn Umar, the wealthy people of Semnan built the present mosque of this city, but the building did not have much splendor at that time.^{[citation needed]}

Seljuk minaret

The minaret of the Jameh Mosque of Semnan is one of the minarets of Iran belonging to the Seljuk period, located in the northeast corner of the Great Mosque.^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. "Encyclopaedia of the Iranian Architectural History". Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019.
2. "Jameh Mosque of Semnan". en.tripyar.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
3. "Jameh Mosque of Semnan". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 31 July 2019.