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Hosseinieh Azam Zanjan Mosque

Coordinates: 36°39′52″N 48°28′35″E / 36.66444°N 48.47639°E / 36.66444; 48.47639
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Hosseinieh Azam Zanjan Mosque
حسینیه اعظم زنجان
The mosque in 2024
Religion
AffiliationShia Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
StatusActive
Location
LocationZanjan, Zanjan Province
CountryIran
Hosseinieh Azam Zanjan Mosque is located in Iran
Hosseinieh Azam Zanjan Mosque
Location of the complex in Iran
Map
Geographic coordinates36°39′52″N 48°28′35″E / 36.66444°N 48.47639°E / 36.66444; 48.47639
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
StyleQajar
Completed1878 CE
Specifications
Dome(s)One
Minaret(s)Two
Website
haz.ir

The Hosseinieh Azam Zanjan Mosque (Persian: حسینیه اعظم زنجان; Arabic: حسينية الأعظم)[a] of is a Shi'ite mosque and hosseinieh complex, located in the city of Zanjan, in the province of Zanjan, Iran.[1][2] The mosque and hosseinieh complex was completed in 1878 CE, during the Qajar era.[3] The hosseinieh by contains the tombs of Mirza Muhammad Taqi and Haj Mirza Babai; with the eighth day of Muharram being a nominated day of mourning.[4]

Clique

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On the eighth day of Muharram a clique of usually more than 500,000 people is formed and moves from the Hosseinieh Azam Zanjan Mosque and usually ends with the call to Maghrib Athan at the Imamzadeh of Ebarhim.[5][6] Annually, the clique offers between 13,000 and 800 million tomans from worshippers of the Great Hoseyniyeh of Zanjan.[7][8][dead link]

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  • Crowd near the mosque in 2010
    Crowd near the mosque in 2010
  • Dome detail
    Dome detail
  • A view of the minarets
    A view of the minarets
  • Interior view
    Interior view

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also known as the Azam Hussainiya of Zanjan, the Great Hoseyniyeh of Zanjan, and the Great Hussainiya Mosque.

References

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  1. ^ "Great Hoseyniyeh of Zanjan". Encyclopedia of History of Iranshahr Architecture. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Introducing Great Hoseyniyeh of Zanjan". wikimapia.org.
  3. ^ "Great Hoseyniyeh of Zanjan, the pattern is full of mourning". tasnimnews.com.
  4. ^ "Pictures of mourning Great Hoseyniyeh of Zanjan". mizanonline.ir.
  5. ^ اهدای ۱۰هزار و ۴۷۵ رأس گوسفند به حسینیه اعظم زنجان [Donating 10 thousand and 475 sheep to Great Hoseyniyeh of Zanjan]. tasnimnews.com (in Persian).
  6. ^ تدفین شهدای گمنام در حسینیه‌ اعظم‌ زنجان [Unknown martyrs buried in Great Hoseyniyeh of Zanjan]. jahannews.com (in Persian). April 30, 2014.
  7. ^ از اول تا 10محرم سال جاری؛ جمع نذورات اهدایی نقدی و فروش احشام حسینیه اعظم زنجان سه میلیارد و دویست میلیون تومان بوده است [Aid billion Great Hoseyniyeh of Zanjan in Ashura]. myjc.ir (in Persian).
  8. ^ "Great Hoseyniyeh of Zanjan". farsnews.com.[dead link]
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