Qoba Mosque Explained

Qoba Mosque
Native Name:مسجد قبا
Native Name Lang:fa
Coordinates:35.7606°N 51.4496°W
Religious Affiliation:Shia Islam
Location:Tehran, Iran
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Architecture Type:Mosque
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The Qoba Mosque (known also as Ghoba Mosque) is a Mosque in Tehran, with a view of the Alborz Mountains to the north. It is located on Ghoba (Qoba) Street between Negin Street and Khushak Street.

The mosque was closed by the Shah in 1975 because of Mohammad Mofatteh's political teachings.

During the Iranian Revolution, the mosque was a site of revolutionary gatherings.[1]

Responding to Mir Hossein Mousavi's appeal, Iranian government legally approved a Sunday June 28, 2009, (or Tir 7th 1388 Anno Persico) peaceful prayer gathering at 6pm mourning those killed during the 2009 post-election clashes at the Qoba Mosque (or Ghoba Mosque) on Ghoba Alley http://wikimapia.org/1767515/fa/ghoba-street (North of Hosseinie Ershad Mosque on Doktor Ali-ye Shariati) in Tehran.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Ghamari-Tabrizi . Behrooz . Foucault in Iran: Islamic Revolution after the Enlightenment . 8 August 2016 . U of Minnesota Press . 978-1-4529-5056-3 . en.