Jarchi Mosque

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Jarchi mosque
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Religion
Affiliation Shia Islam
Province Isfahan
Location
Location Bazaar of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
Municipality Isfahan
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Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates 32°39′39″N51°40′32″E / 32.660833°N 51.675556°E / 32.660833; 51.675556
Architecture
Type Mosque
Style Isfahani
Completed1610

The Jarchi mosque (Persian : مسجد جارچی) was built according to a Thuluth inscription above its spandrel in 1610 under the supervision of Shah Abbas' herald. The word Jarchi means herald in Azeri and Persian. The mosque has a shabestan and is located in the Great Bazaar (Bazaar-e-Bozorg) of Isfahan. Decorations of this mosque are mainly destroyed. [1]

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References

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