Shah Mosque (Mashhad)

Shah Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan province
Location
LocationMashhad, Iran
Shah Mosque (Mashhad) is located in Iran
Shah Mosque (Mashhad)
Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates36°17′16″N 59°36′40″E / 36.2878905°N 59.6110778°E / 36.2878905; 59.6110778
Architecture
Architect(s)Ahmed ibn Shams al-Din Muhammad Tabrizi
Typemausoleum, then mosque
StyleTimurid, Iranian
Date established1462 (as a mausoleum)
Completed1451 (as a mosque)
Specifications
Dome(s)1
Dome height (outer)17.4 metres
Minaret(s)2
Minaret height
  • Northern: 20 metres
  • Southern: 15.4 metres
Materialsstone, 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]

  1. ^ a b c "مسجد هفتاد و دو تن مشهد | پیشینه و معماری + عکس – گردشی تاپ" (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  2. ^ "Archnet > Site > Masjid-i Shah". www.archnet.org. Retrieved 2023-12-26.