Jameh Mosque of Shafei

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The Jameh Mosque of Shafei (Persian: مسجد جامع شافعی, romanized: Shafi'i Jami Mosque; Arabic: جامع شافعي), is a Sunni Friday mosque, located near the bazaar in the city of Kermanshah, in the province of Kermanshah, Iran.^[1][2][3]

Jameh Mosque of Shafei
مسجد جامع شافعی
The mosque interior in 2010
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Friday mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province
Country	Iran
Location of the mosque in Iran
Geographic coordinates	34°19′01″N 47°04′03″E
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Pahlavi
Completed	1945
Specifications
Dome(s)	One (maybe more)
Minaret(s)	Two

Overview

The mosque leads from one side to Javanshir Square and from the other side to Tarike Bazar and was built by the Sunnis of Kermanshah in a place that used to be a place of pilgrimage.^[4][5][6] The mosque was completed in 1945.

The construction of the mosque was made possible by the efforts of Khalifa Mohammad Saleh Mohammadi, Khalifa Seyed Ali Naqshbandi, Jafar Sharifi, Ahmed Modalli, Mirza Habib Blandi, Ali Mohammad Shiani, and other people from Kermanshah.^[4][5][6]

Gallery

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  The interior of the dome
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  The iwan and two minarets
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  Mosque interior
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  Mosque interior

See also

• Islam portal
• Iran portal

• Sunni Islam in Iran
• List of mosques in Iran