Jameh Mosque of Sari

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The Jāmeh Mosque of Sari (Persian: مسجد جامع ساری; Arabic: جامع ساري) is a Shi'ite Friday mosque (Jāmeh), located in Sari, in the district of Chinarban, in the province of Mazandaran, Iran.^[1][2] The current Qajar era structure is devoid of any historical relics. It has a square sahn, nocturnal areas and a porch.^[3]

Jāmeh Mosque of Sari
مسجد جامع ساری
The mosque in 2011, prior to the fire
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Friday mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Sari, Mazandaran Province
Country	Iran
Location of the mosque in Iran
Geographic coordinates	36°33′50″N 53°03′28″E
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Qajar
Completed	144 AH (761/762 CE) 2019 (rebuild following fire)
Destroyed	1397 AH (1976/1977CE) (by fire)
Specifications
Dome(s)	One (maybe more)
Minaret(s)	Two
Materials	Bricks; mortar
Iran National Heritage List
Official name	Jāmeh Mosque of Sari
Type	Built
Designated	27 February 1999
Reference no.	2272
Conservation organization	Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran

The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 27 February 1999, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran. However, this building was substantially destroyed by fire in 2018.

Overview

The Jameh Mosque of Sari is located in Nargesiye daily market in Chenarbon district in Sari, the capital city of Mazandaran Province, in the north of Iran. It dates from the pre-Islam era and used to be a fire temple of Zoroastrians. After the acceptance of Islam by the people in the region, a mosque, known as Jameh Mosque, was constructed on the site of the temple. It is the first mosque built in the north of Iran.^[4]

Approximately seventy percent of the Qajar era mosque was destroyed by fire on 12 July 2018, attributed to an electrical fault.^[5] The mosque was rebuilt and reopened in 2019.^[6][7]

The mosque is managed by the General Directorate of Endowments and Charity Affairs of Mazandaran. The religious affairs of the mosque are administered by six prayer leaders. Prominent clerics of the city and province have always led the prayers in this mosque. Ayatollah Reza Ghouyomi (founder of Quran recitation and prayer sessions at Sari schools), Ayatollah Saadat Saravi, and Ayatollah Sedoghi were among the prayer leaders at the mosque.^[8]

Gallery

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  The mosque at night, in 2016
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  The mosque on fire, in 2018
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  The minaret on fire, in 2018
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  The day after the 2018 fire
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  The day after the 2018 fire
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  The mosque at night, following the rebuild, in 2020

See also

• Shia Islam portal
• Iran portal

• Shia Islam in Iran
• List of mosques in Iran