Qoba Mosque

Qoba Mosque
مسجد قبا
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Location
Location	Tehran, Iran
Geographic coordinates	35°45′38.03″N51°26′58.47″E / 35.7605639°N 51.4495750°E / 35.7605639; 51.4495750
Architecture
Type	Mosque

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

The mosque was closed by the Shah in 1975 because of Mohammad Mofatteh's political teachings.^{[ citation needed ]}

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 (North of Hosseinie Ershad Mosque on Doktor Ali-ye Shariati) in Tehran.^[ citation needed ]

See also

• Islam in Iran

References

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