Location Yerevan, Armenia Ecclesiastical or organizational status Mosque (1606–1828 (?)) Completed 1606 Number of minarets 0 | Rite Twelver Shia Architectural type Mosque Opened 1606 Affiliation Islam | |
Architectural style Iranian architecture (Safavid style) | ||
The Shah Abbas Mosque was a 16th-century mosque in Yerevan, Armenia. It was built during the rule of the Iranian Safavid king (Shah) Abbas I (the Great). The Shah Abbas Mosque in Ganja, was built at the same time.
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Shah Abbas Mosque, Yerevan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA