The Jāmeh Mosque of Zanjān (; ), also known as the Seyyed Mosque () and the Sultani Mosque, is a

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(''jāmeh'') and

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, located in the city of Zanjān, Zanjān county, in the province of Zanjān,

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. The mosque is situated in the old part of the city and was constructed in 1826 CE, during the

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era. The mosque was added to the

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on 30 April 1963, administered by the

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Architecture

The mosque and school was built in the 17th century AH (1242 CE) during the

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, it was initially named the Seyyed Mosque. The construction was carried out by Abdollah Mirza who was one of the children of Fat'h 'Alī Shāh Qājār. It is located near the Zanjan

bazaar A bazaar or souk is a marketplace consisting of multiple small Market stall, stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, Central Asia, North Africa and South Asia. They are traditionally located in vaulted or covered streets th ...

. The mosque had a

minaret A minaret is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generally used to project the Muslim call to prayer (''adhan'') from a muezzin, but they also served as landmarks and symbols of Islam's presence. They can h ...

that was destroyed in 1959 CE. To the east and west of the ''

sahn A ''sahn'' (, '), is a courtyard in Islamic architecture, especially the formal courtyard of a mosque. Most traditional mosques have a large central ''sahn'', which is surrounded by a ''Riwaq (arcade), riwaq'' or arcade (architecture), arcade on ...

'' are sixteen chambers that are parallel to each other. Facing towards south are rise chambers used as residential quarters for theology students. The ceilings of these chambers being artistically decorated with diagonal arches that are from the floor. The portions have beautifully vaulted and have arched ceilings. The chambers have also been worked in tile dating back to Qajar era. The mosque has three places for nocturnal payers, or

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, each having an altar. The dome of this mosque is spectacular. The mosque contains four

iwan An iwan (, , also as ''ivan'' or ''ivān''/''īvān'', , ) is a rectangular hall or space, usually vaulted, walled on three sides, with one end entirely open. The formal gateway to the iwan is called , a Persian term for a portal projecting ...

s on the sides of a large open court. The residential chambers have vaulted and arched ceilings decorated with artistic tile work.

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