Shah Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Province | Razavi Khorasan province |
Location | |
Location | Mashhad, Iran |
Geographic coordinates | 36°17′16″N 59°36′40″E / 36.2878905°N 59.6110778°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Ahmed ibn Shams al-Din Muhammad Tabrizi |
Type | mausoleum, then mosque |
Style | Timurid, Iranian |
Date established | 1462 (as a mausoleum) |
Completed | 1451 (as a mosque) |
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Dome height (outer) | 17.4 metres |
Minaret(s) | 2 |
Minaret height |
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Materials | stone, brick |
The Shah Mosque, also known as the Haftado Dotan Mosque (Persian: مسجد هفتاد و دو تن, lit. 'Mosque of Seventy-two Martyrs')[1] since the Iranian Revolution, is a historic mosque located in Mashhad, Iran. It dates back to the Timurid period, and it is number 186 on the list of Iran's national heritage monuments.[1]
Haftado Dotan Mosque is adjacent to the Imam Reza Shrine, a holy place for the Twelver Shi'ites.[2][1]