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مسجد جامع گرگان

شهرستان گرگان, IR

مسجد جامع گرگان

The Jameh Mosque of Gorgan (Persian: مسجد جامع گرگان; Arabic: جامع جرجان) is a Shi'ite Friday mosque, located next to the old bazaar, in the Nalbandan neighborhood of Gorgan, in the province of Golestan, Iran. The mosque was built in 1018 CE, during the Seljuk era, and has been extensively renovated

in subsequent years. The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List in 1932, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran. In June 2023 it was reported that 170 billion rials (US$340,000) were needed to complete restoration of the mosque.

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