Building Name: | Jameh Mosque of Semnan |
Religious Affiliation: | Shia Islam |
Map Type: | Iran |
Location: | Semnan, Iran |
Province: | Semnan Province |
Architecture Type: | Mosque |
Year Completed: | Seljuq dynasty and Timurid Empire |
The Jameh Mosque of Semnan is a building in Semnan. Over time, there have been many changes and developments in this 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 architectural style of this building is Azerbaijani architecture.[1] [2] [3]
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 this building did not have much splendor at that time.
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.