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AHWAZ
Meaning Friday Mosque
(also called Jam'e ~Mosque), it is an early Islamic monument of
the 9th century AD and possesses a minaret, several stone columns
and numerous inscriptions (bordering its mihrab) bearing a
number of dates. Said to have been erected by the Abbassid Caliph AI
Mu'tazzu Bellah, /the inscription dates of the Mosque (1053, 1284,
1526, 1761, and 1798 AD) are indicative of repeated repairs carried
out therein in the later periods. The construction of the minaret of
the Mosque has been attributed to Sheikh Uvais ibn Sheikh Hassan
Chupani (1419 AD) and to the Chupanid period. The main ; rayer hall
in the northern part possesses a superb wooden man bar
(pulpit) with an inscription upon it bearing the name of Mansur Abul
Harith and the date (1053 AD). To the north of the Mosque there are
12 roof columns plus 8 more columns to the south, each about 5
meters high. The high arches of the monument together with its lofty
ivans and the structural technique of the prayer hall make
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