Jameh Mosque of Shushtar

For similarly named mosques, see List of grand mosques.

The Jameh Mosque of Shushtar (Persian: مسجد جامع شوشتر, romanized: Masjid-e Jameh'e Shooshtar; Arabic: جامع تستر) is a Friday mosque located in Shushtar, in the province of Khuzestan, Iran. The mosque was completed during the Abbasid Caliphate of Hasan al-Askari,^[1][2][3] who ruled during the 9th century CE.

Jameh Mosque of Shushtar
مسجد جامع شوشتر
The mosque in 2015
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Friday mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Shushtar, Khuzestan Province
Country	Iran
Location of the mosque in Iran
Geographic coordinates	32°02′30″N 48°50′50″E
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Abbasidian Safavid
Completed	5th century AH (9th century CE) Abbasid Caliphate
Specifications
Dome(s)	One (since collapsed)
Minaret(s)	Two (one remains)
Minaret height	26 m (85 ft) (only 16 m (52 ft) remain)
Materials	Stone; bricks; ceramic tiles
Iran National Heritage List
Official name	Friday Mosque of Shushtar
Type	Built
Designated	3 March 1937
Reference no.	286
Conservation organization	Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran

The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 3 March 1937, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.

Architecture

Completed in the Abbasidian style, most likely during the 5th century AH (9th century CE), the mosque was renovated during the Safavid era.^[4]

The mosque comprises a large domed Shabestan with 48 stone pillars, a sahn surrounded by twelve brick columns, and two 26-metre-tall (85 ft) minarets to the east, built in the 8th century, of which only one remains and it is now 16 metres (52 ft) high.^[5] In the middle of southern side of the Shabestan is an adytum with plaster works, completed in the Safavid style. On the other sides inscriptions and plaster engravings with royal decrees. On the external doorway to this area, which is adorned with arches and decorative brick works there are two inscriptions on stone with sacred versus of the Quran. In the eastern side of the mosque is a remnant of a beautiful minaret dating from the 8th century AH, which is intricately worked and inscribed with sacred versus of "Allah", "Mohammad", "Ali".^[4]

Gallery

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  A restored minaret in 2010
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  Shabestan interior in 2015
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  An iwan in 2015
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  Turret-style canopy on the roofline
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  Detail of colored brickwork
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  A brick iwan
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  A brick iwan

See also

• Islam portal
• Iran portal

• Islam in Iran
• List of mosques in Iran
• List of oldest mosques in Iran