Sultani Mosque
The Soltani Mosque of Borujerd, also known as the Imam Khomeini Mosque of Borujerd and the Shah Mosque of Borujerd, is a Twelver Shi'ite mosque in central Borujerd, Lorestan province, western Iran.Photo: Asadi s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Shia
- Description: mosque in Borujerd, Iranian national heritage site
- Also known as: “Imam Khomeini Mosque (Borujerd)”, “Shah Mosque (Borujerd)”, “Soltani Mosque”, and “Soltani Mosque of Borujerd”
- Address: بلوار صفا, بروجرد
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jame‘ Mosque of Borujerd and Imamzadeh Ja’far.
Jame‘ Mosque of Borujerd
Mosque
Photo: Asadi, Public domain.
The Jāmeh Mosque of Borujerd is a Shi'ite Friday mosque in Borujerd, Lorestan province, western Iran. Situated in the old district of Borujerd city, previously called Do Dangeh, the Jameh Mosque of Borujerd was built on an ancient fire temple of the pre-Islamic Sasanian Empire in the 3rd century AH, and is the oldest mosque in the Zagros area and western Iran. Jame‘ Mosque of Borujerd is situated 460 metres east of Sultani Mosque.
Imamzadeh Ja’far
Mosque
Photo: Asadi s, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Imāmzādeh Ja‘far is a Shi'ite Imamzadeh and mosque, located in Borujerd, Lorestan province, western Iran. The mausoleum contains the remains of Abulqāsim Ja’far ibn al-Husayn, grandson of the Shī‘ah Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn. Imamzadeh Ja’far is situated 1 km east of Sultani Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bazar and Borujerd.
Bazar
Locality
Photo: Asadi, Public domain.
Great Bazaar of Borujerd is located in the centre of the city and consists of Rasteh Bazaars and Caravanserais. A Rasteh Bazaar is a lane with covered roof usually with shops and workshops of a particular profession.
Borujerd
Photo: Babakgh, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Borujerd is an old city in Lorestan, a western province of Iran. The city has been populated since 50 AD. Many historical sites and monuments are located in and around the city.
Shamsabad
Village
Shamsabad is a village in Hemmatabad Rural District, in the Central District of Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 654, in 143 families. Shamsabad is situated 3 km southwest of Sultani Mosque.
Sultani Mosque
- Categories: cultural property, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Lorestan, Western Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.89481° or 33° 53′ 41″ northLongitude
48.75872° or 48° 45′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8H5CVQV5+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 3276835405OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=shiaWikidata ID
Q4022203
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Sultani Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المسجد السلطاني”
- Dutch: “Soltanimoskee”
- Egyptian Arabic: “المسجد السلطانى”
- French: “mosquée Soltani de Boroudjerd”
- French: “Mosquée Soltani de Boroudjerd”
- Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Sulutani Borujerd”
- Persian: “مسجد سلطانی بروجرد”
- Persian: “مسجد سلطانی”
- Persian: “مسجد شاه بروجرد”
- Turkish: “Sultan Camii, Burucerd”
- Urdu: “سلطانی مسجد”
- Urdu: “مسجد امام خمینی”
- Urdu: “مسجد شاہ”
- Uzbek: “Borujerd Sultoniy masjidi”
- Western Panjabi: “سلطانی مسجد”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Borujerd market. and Haj Soltan Mohammad Mosque.
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