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Mosque Names: Siraf Site C & F mosques

Country: Iran

City: Siraf


Site C Mosque

Year of construction (AD): 802

GPS: 27.667838 52.341286

Gibson Classification: Unknown

Site F mosque

Year of construction (AD): 800-899

GPS: 27.670651 52.309019

Gibson Classification: Unknown

Site M2 mosque

Year of construction (AD): 800-899

GPS: 27.668118 52.31744

Gibson Classification: Unknown


Descriptions:

Site C2 mosque

This is a square mosque dating from 802 CE. References are:

Whitehouse, David, 1971. “Excavations at Sīrāf: Fourth Interim Report”, Iran 9: 1-17. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/05786967.1971.11834801

Whitehouse, David, 1972. “Excavations at Sīrāf: Fifth Interim Report”, Iran 10: 63-87. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/05786967.1972.11834158

Whitehouse, David, 1974. “Excavations at Sīrāf: Sixth Interim Report”, Iran 12: 1-30. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/05786967.1974.11834179

Whitehouse, David, 2009. Siraf I: History, Topography and Environment, the British Institute of Persian Studies Archaeological Monographs Series 1, Oxford: Oxbow Books, 32.

Site F mosque

This small square mosque dates from 800-899. It has a square mihrab, and is 5.4 x 5.5 meters. Reference is:

Whitehouse, David, 1971. “Excavations at Sīrāf: Fourth Interim Report”, Iran 9: 1-17. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108005786967.1971.11834801

Site M2 mosque

This mosque is 6.8x8.9 meters, has a square mihrab and dates from 800-899. Reference:

Whitehouse, David, 1974. “Excavations at Sīrāf: Sixth Interim Report”, Iran 12: 1-30. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108005786967.1974.11834179


Excavations at site C.

Excavations at site C.


References:

Whitehouse, David, 1971. “Excavations at Sīrāf: Fourth Interim Report”, Iran 9: 1-17. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108005786967.1971.11834801

Whitehouse, David, 1972. “Excavations at Sīrāf: Fifth Interim Report”, Iran 10: 63-87. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/05786967.1972.11834158

Whitehouse, David, 1974. “Excavations at Sīrāf: Sixth Interim Report”, Iran 12: 1-30. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108005786967.1974.11834179

Whitehouse, David, 2009. Siraf I: History, Topography and Environment, the British Institute of Persian Studies Archaeological Monographs Series 1, Oxford: Oxbow Books, 32.


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