Tarikhaneh Mosque
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Tarikhaneh Mosque is one of Iran’s oldest surviving Islamic mosques, renowned for its early Abbasid-era architecture and distinctive brick columns in the city of Damghan, Semnan Province.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious site
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mosque ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Masjid-e Tarikhaneh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarikhaneh of Damghan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateInception |
8th century
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early Abbasid period ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Abbasid architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| columnType | cylindrical brick columns ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| floorPlan | rectangular plan ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | مسجد تاریخانه NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMihrabOrientation | qibla towards Mecca ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arcades
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minaret ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Iranian national monument ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national heritage site of Iran ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Iraqi hypostyle mosques
ⓘ
Umayyad mosque architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Damghan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Semnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Damghan city center ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
arcaded courtyard
ⓘ
hypostyle prayer hall ⓘ massive brick columns ⓘ simple stucco decoration ⓘ square minaret base ⓘ |
| region | Semnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roofSupport | rows of brick columns ⓘ |
| roofType | vaulted roof ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of early Islamic architecture in Iran
ⓘ
one of the oldest surviving mosques in Iran ⓘ |
| structuralSystem | load-bearing brick walls ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Friday prayers
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congregational prayers ⓘ |
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