Abbas Mirza Mosque, Yerevan
| Abbas Mirza Mosque Աբաս Միրզայի մզկիթ مسجد عباس میرزا Abbas Mirzə məscidi | |
|---|---|
 Illustration from 1917 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Rite | Twelver Shia |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque (1810-1988) |
| Location | |
| Location |  Yerevan, Armenia |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Islamic, Iranian architecture |
| Completed | 1810s |
| Minaret(s) | 0 |
Abbas Mirza Mosque (Template:Lang-hy (Abas Mirzayi mzkit'), Template:Lang-fa, Template:Lang-az) 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 Persian crown prince Abbas Mirza, the son of Fat′h-Ali Shah. The façade of mosque was covered in green and blue glass, which reflecting Persian and Arab architectural styles. After the capture of Yerevan by the Russians, the mosque was used as an arsenal.[1][2][3][4][5] 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.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ Template:Ru icon Chopin, Historical monuments of the Armenian oblast (Исторический памятник Армянской области), p. 867
- ^ Template:Hy icon 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
- ^ Template:Hy icon Yervand Shahaziz, The Old Yerevan (Հին Երևանը), pp. 34-35, 182, էջ 34—35, 182
- ^ Template:Hy icon 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 the Republic of Armenia
