the Masjed-e Jāmé (‘Friday mosque’) can be seen as a stunning illustration of the evolution of mosque architecture over twelve centuries, starting in ad 841. It is the oldest preserved edifice of its ...

The mosque, which began construction in 1994, begun in 1994, dazzles visitors with its gleaming white marble, gold-adorned gates, and intricate floral mosaics, AD Middle East notes. Designed by ...

As a prime example of a four-iwan mosque, the Jameh Mosque of Qazvin features a large central courtyard flanked by iwans on all four sides. The courtyard, measuring nearly 4,000 square meters, is one ...

Iran has raised a symbolic red flag atop a mosque in the Shiite holy city of Qom after the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday while he was in the Iranian capital to ...