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Destroyed mosque in ArmeniaAbbas Mirza Mosque Աբաս Միրզայի մզկիթ مسجد عباس میرزا | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Rite | Twelver Shia |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque (1810-1988) |
Location | |
Location | Yerevan, Armenia |
Geographic coordinates | 40°10′19″N 44°30′13″E / 40.171806°N 44.503611°E / 40.171806; 44.503611 |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Islamic, Iranian architecture |
Completed | 1810s |
Minaret(s) | 0 |
Abbas Mirza Mosque (Template:Lang-hy, Template:Lang-fa) was a nineteenth-century Shia mosque in Yerevan, Armenia. Abbas Mirza the eighteenth century, the castle was built by the mosque in Yerevan. This mosque was built at the beginning of the nineteenth century, during the reign of the last khan (governor) of the Erivan Khanate, Huseyn Khan. It was named Abbas Mirza Jami, after the Qajar crown prince Abbas Mirza, the son of Fat′h-Ali Shah. The façade of mosque was covered in green and blue glass, reflecting Persian architectural styles. After the Capture of Erivan by the Russians, the mosque was used as an arsenal. The mosque was turned into barracks after it was conquered by Russian troops.
During the Soviet era the mosque, along with Christian buildings, was derelict and currently only the frame of the mosque has been preserved.
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References
- (in Russian) Chopin, Historical monuments of the Armenian oblast (Исторический памятник Армянской области), p. 867
- (in Armenian) Gevont Alishan, Ayrarat (Այրարատ), p. 311
- Harry F.B. Lynch, Armenia, travels and studies, Volume 1, Longman, green and co., 1901, Harvard University, p. 283
- (in Armenian) Yervand Shahaziz, The Old Yerevan (Հին Երևանը), pp. 34-35, 182, էջ 34—35, 182
- (in Armenian) Adam Adamyants, Topography of Yerevan (Տեղագրութիւն Երեւանի), Yerevan, 1889, pp. 38-39
- European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML) report for Armenia
- All historical and architectural, cultural and religious buildings in the territory of the Republic of Armenia in the official Website of the Government of Armenia
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