Jarchi Mosque

The Jarchi Mosque (Persian: مسجد جارچی; Arabic: مسجد جارتشي)^[a] is a Shi'ite mosque located in the Great Bazaar (Bazaar-e-Bozorg) of Esfahan, in the province of Isfahan, Iran.

Jarchi Mosque
مسجد جارچی
The interior of the dome in 2014
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Bazaar of Isfahan, Esfahan, Isfahan Province
Country	Iran
Location of the mosque in Iran
Geographic coordinates	32°39′39″N 51°40′32″E
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Isfahani / Safavid
Founder	Malek Soltan Jarchi Bashi
Completed	1610 CE
Specifications
Dome(s)	One
Materials	Bricks; stone; tiles; plaster; timber
Iran National Heritage List
Official name	Jarchi Mosque
Type	Built
Designated	20 December 1937
Reference no.	292
Conservation organization	Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran

The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 20 December 1937, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.

The mosque was built according to a Thuluth inscription above its spandrel in 1610 CE under the supervision of Shah Abbas' herald. In Azeri and Persian languages, the word Jarchi means herald. The mosque has a shabestan and the decorations of the mosque are mainly destroyed.^[1]

See also

• Shia Islam portal
• Iran portal

• Shia Islam in Iran
• List of mosques in Iran
• List of historical structures in Isfahan

Notes

1. Also known as the Jarchi Bashi Mosque, the Jarchibashi Mosque, the Malek Soltan Jarchi Bashi Mosque, the Malek Soltan Jarchibashi Mosque, and the Malik Sultan Jarchi Bashi Mosque.