Green Mosque

The Green Mosque, or the Mosque of Khawaja Abu Nasr Parsa, is a , madrasa and mausoleum complex located in the city of , in northern .
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: Mosque in Balkh
  • Also known as: “Green Mosque, Balkh” and “مَسجد سَبز”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Haji Piyada Mosque (No Gombad).

Ruins
Photo: Masoud Akbari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Haji Piyada Mosque or Noh Gonbad Mosque is an historic former , now in a partial ruinous state, located near , in the Balkh province of northern . is situated 3½ km south of Green Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balkh.

Photo: Peretz Partensky, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a city in northern , with an estimated population of 148,972 people. It is the second largest city of and is within the jurisdiction of District.

Green Mosque

Latitude
36.75782° or 36° 45′ 28″ north
Longitude
66.89688° or 66° 53′ 49″ east
Open location code
8J88QV5W+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1332673318
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q3397498
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Green Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المسجد الأخضر”
  • Bengali: “শাবজ মসজিদ, বলখ”
  • Catalan: “Mausoleu de Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa”
  • Dutch: “Groene Moskee”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المسجد الاخضر”
  • Esperanto: “Verda Moskeo”
  • French: “Mausolée de Khwâdja Abou Nasr Pârsâ”
  • Fulah: “Green Mosque”
  • Fulah: “Juulirde Haako”
  • German: “Grüne Moschee (Balch)”
  • German: “Schrein von Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa”
  • Hindi: “हरी मस्जिद, बल्ख़”
  • Japanese: “緑のモスク”
  • Macedonian: “Зелена џамија”
  • Malay: “Masjid Sabz”
  • Persian: “مسجد سبز (بلخ)”
  • Persian: “مسجد سبز”
  • Pushto: “شين جومات”
  • Pushto: “شین جومات، بلخ”
  • Russian: “Зелёная мечеть”
  • Serbian: “Zelena džamija”
  • Serbian: “Зелена џамија”
  • Slovenian: “Zelena mošeja, Balh”
  • Slovenian: “Zelena Mošeja”
  • Spanish: “Mausoleo de Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa o mezquita Verde”
  • Spanish: “Mausoleo de Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa”
  • Swedish: “Gröna moskén”
  • Thai: “มัสยิดเขียว”
  • Turkish: “Yeşil Cami”
  • Ukrainian: “Зелена мечеть (Балх)”
  • Ukrainian: “Зелена мечеть”
  • Urdu: “مسجد سبز”
  • Uzbek: “Yashil masjid”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Balkh district hospital and Rumi’s House.

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