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Jameh Mosque of Nishapur

Nishapur County, Iran

The Jāmeh Mosque of Nishapur (Masjed-e-Jāmeh Neyshābur) is a Shi'ite Friday mosque (jāmeh) located in Nishapur, in the province of Razavi Khorasan, Iran. The mosque was founded by Pahlavan Ali Karkhi in 1493 CE during the rule of Husayn Bayqarah of the Timurid dynasty, and was rebuilt during the reign of Abbas the Great, the Safavid Shah of Persia. The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 12 November 1938, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.

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