Lonban Mosque
The Lonban Mosque is a Shi'ite mosque, located in the historic Lonban quarter of Esfahan, in the province of Isfahan, Iran. Its current structure is rebuilt in the contemporary era, but some of the plaster works and paintings are from the Safavid age.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hosein(hpjoojoo), CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Shia
- Description: mosque in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site
- Also known as: “Lunban Mosque”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chehel Sotoun and 33 Pol Bridge.
Chehel Sotoun
Museum
Photo: Zenith210, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chehel Sotoun is a 17th century pavilion and garden, in Isfahan, Iran. It was commissioned by Abbas the Great and completed by Shah Abbas II, both Safavid Shahs, mostly for royal entertainment and receptions. Chehel Sotoun is situated 2 km east of Lonban Mosque.
33 Pol Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Nasser-sadeghi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Allahverdi Khan Bridge, popularly known as Si-o-se-pol, is the largest of the eleven historical bridges on the Zayanderud, the largest river of the Iranian Plateau, in Isfahan, Iran. 33 Pol Bridge is situated 1½ km southeast of Lonban Mosque.
Hasht Behesht
Photo: Ermackiyani8, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hasht Behesht or Hasht-Behesht is a 17th-century pavilion in Isfahan, Iran. It was built by the order of Suleiman I, the eighth shah of Safavid Iran, and functioned mainly as a private pavilion. Hasht Behesht is situated 1½ km east of Lonban Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Isfahan and Jey Shir.
Isfahan
Photo: Gire 3pich2005, CC0.
Isfahan is a city in central Iran, south of Tehran and is the capital of Isfahan Province. Due to its beautiful hand-painted tiling and magnificent public square, it is considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Jey Shir
Neighborhood
Jey Shir is a village in Jey Rural District, in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,972, in 519 families. Jey Shir is situated 8 km east of Lonban Mosque.
Histan
Neighborhood
Histan is a village in Jey Rural District, in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 440, in 106 families. Histan is situated 9 km east of Lonban Mosque.
Lonban Mosque
- Categories: cultural property, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Isfahan, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.65115° or 32° 39′ 4″ northLongitude
51.65221° or 51° 39′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8H4HMM22+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 455983899OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=shiaWikidata ID
Q1971895
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Lonban Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد لنبان”
- Bengali: “লুনবান মসজিদ”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد لنبان”
- German: “Lonban-Moschee”
- Persian: “مسجد لبنان”
- Persian: “مسجد لنبان”
- Turkish: “Lonban Camii”
- Uzbek: “Lonban masjidi”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lonban Mosque”. Photo: Hosein(hpjoojoo), CC BY 3.0.