Armenia
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Yerevan

Blue Mosque

The Blue Mosque is an 18th-century Persian Twelver Shia , located in , in modern-day . It was commissioned by Hoseyn Ali Khan, the khan of the Iranian Erivan Khanate.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Shia
  • Description: mosque in Yerevan, Armenia
  • Also known as: “Blue Mosque, Yerevan”
  • Address: 12 Մեսրոպ Մաշտոցի պողոտա, Երևան, 0015
Photo: Robot8A, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Republic Square and Modern Art Museum of Yerevan.

Square
Photo: Sonanik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the central in , the capital of . It consists of two sections: an oval roundabout and a trapezoid-shaped section which contains a pool with musical fountains. is situated 620 metres east of Blue Mosque.

Museum
Photo: Preacher lad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is an art museum in , . It is located on Mashtots Avenue at the central of the capital city of Armenia. is situated 240 metres north of Blue Mosque.

Museum
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sergei Parajanov Museum is a tribute to Soviet Armenian film director and artist Sergei Parajanov and is one of the most popular in . It represents Parajanov's diverse artistic and literary heritage. is situated 480 metres west of Blue Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kond and Nor Butania.

Neighborhood
Photo: Stamboltsyan, Public domain.
is one of the oldest quarters of . It is situated within the boundaries of the modern-day of the capital of . According to Hovhannes Shahkhatunyants, an Armenian historian, is located at the western and southern hillsides and foot of a rocky hill with similar name.

Neighborhood
, is a neighbourhood in the of , . is situated 2½ km south of Blue Mosque.

Neighborhood
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, is a neighbourhood in the of , . is situated 2½ km southeast of Blue Mosque.

Blue Mosque

Latitude
40.17786° or 40° 10′ 40″ north
Longitude
44.50556° or 44° 30′ 20″ east
Elevation
992 metres (3,255 feet)
Open location code
8HG65GH4+46
Open­Street­Map ID
way 235841246
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­shia
Geo­Names ID
13156386
Wiki­data ID
Q1979112
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Blue Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المسجد الأزرق”
  • Armenian: “Կապույտ մզկիթ”
  • Armenian: “Կապույտ Մզկիթ”
  • Armenian: “Մզկիթ «Կապույտ» (Գյոյ մզկիթ)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Göy məscid”
  • Azerbaijani: “Hüseynəli xan məscidi”
  • Bashkir: “Зәңгәр мәсет”
  • Bashkir: “Күк мәсет (Ереван)”
  • Bengali: “নীল মসজিদ, ইয়েরেভান”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita Blava”
  • Central Kurdish: “مزگەوتی شین”
  • Chinese: “葉里溫藍色清真寺”
  • Czech: “Modrá mešita”
  • Dutch: “Blauwe Moskee”
  • Dutch: “Blue Mosque”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المسجد الازرق”
  • Esperanto: “Blua Moskeo”
  • Finnish: “Sininen moskeija”
  • French: “Mosquee bleue d’Erevan”
  • French: “mosquée bleue d’Erevan”
  • French: “Mosquée bleue d’Erevan”
  • French: “Mosquée Bleue”
  • Georgian: “ერევნის ცისფერი მეჩეთი”
  • Georgian: “ცისფერი მეჩეთი”
  • German: “Blaue Moschee”
  • Greek: “Μπλε Τζαμί του Γιερεβάν”
  • Greek: “Μπλε Τζαμί”
  • Hausa: “Masallacin Yerevan”
  • Hebrew: “המסגד הכחול (ירוואן)”
  • Hebrew: “המסגד הכחול”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Biru Yerevan”
  • Italian: “moschea Blu”
  • Italian: “Moschea Blu”
  • Japanese: “ブルーモスク”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti w’Ubururu”
  • Korean: “카푸이트 모스크”
  • Latvian: “Erevānas Zilā mošeja”
  • Macedonian: “Сина џамија”
  • Malay: “Masjid Biru, Yerevan”
  • Malay: “Masjid Biru”
  • Persian: “مسجد کبود ایروان”
  • Persian: “مسجد کبود”
  • Polish: “Błękitny Meczet w Erywaniu”
  • Portuguese: “Mesquita Azul (Ierevã)”
  • Portuguese: “Mesquita Azul”
  • Russian: “Голубая мечеть”
  • Serbian: “Плава џамија у Јеревану”
  • South Azerbaijani: “گوی مسجید”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita Azul”
  • Swedish: “Blå moskén, Jerevan”
  • Swedish: “Blå moskén”
  • Tamil: “நீலப் பள்ளிவாசல், யெரெவான்”
  • Tatar: “Күк мәчет”
  • Thai: “มัสยิดสีน้ำเงิน (เยเรวาน)”
  • Thai: “มัสยิดสีน้ำเงิน”
  • Turkish: “Gök Camii”
  • Ukrainian: “Блакитна мечеть”
  • Urdu: “مسجد کبود (یریوان)”
  • Urdu: “مسجد کبود”
  • Uzbek: “Moviy masjid (Yerevan)”
  • Uzbek: “Moviy masjid”

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