Hajar Khatoon Mosque
Hajar Khatoon Mosque (Sorani Kurdish: مزگەوتی ھاجەرخاتوون, Persian: مسجد هاجرخاتون) is architecturally a unique and ancient Muslim mosque (now a tourist destination) in the city of Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, western Iran.
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مسجد هاجرخاتون | |
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| Affiliation | Shia Islam |
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| Location | Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran |
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| Type | Mosque |
| Creator | Haj Sheikh Shokrollah |
Hajar Khatoon Mosque was built more than hundred years ago by Haj Sheikh Shokrollah who was a very prominent Sunni cleric or Sheikh in that region.
Shrine
In 813 AD and after the death of Hajar Khatoon; daughter of Seventh Shīʻa Imām and sister of eighth Shīʻa Imām, a shrine was built to commemorate her memory. It later became a place where pilgrims from all over the country come to visit.
References
- Cultural Heritage and Tourism; Kurdistan Province
- Hajar Khatoon Tomb
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