Mosque Name: Fahraj Masjid i-Jami’
Country: Iran
City: Fahraj
Year of construction (AH): unkown
Year of construction (AD): unknown
GPS: 28°57’11.47”N 58°53’4.55”E
ArchNet: http://archnet.org/sites/3855
Gibson Classification: Mecca
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Description:
This is another old undated village mosque. The Masjid-i Jami of Fahraj is the congregational mosque of the town of Fahraj, thirty kilometers east of the city of Yazd. The mosque is significant as one of the oldest extent mosques in Iran, representing an important evolutionary stage in mosque construction from post and lintel systems, to wooden roofs on arcades, finally to full scale vaulting with permanent materials. Dated: 8th-10th c./2nd-4th AH. The qibla faces 22 degrees south of Mecca.
The mosque Qibla direction
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