Jameh Mosque of Nain

The Jameh Mosque of Nain (Persian: مسجد جامع نایین, romanized: Masjed-e Jâmeʻ-e Nâʼin) is the grand, congregational mosque (jameh mosque) of Nain city, within Isfahan Province of Iran. Although the mosque is one of the oldest in Iran, it is still in use and is protected by Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization.

Jameh Mosque of Nain
مسجد جامع نایین
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Province	Isfahan Province
Location
Location	Nain, Iran
Municipality	Nain County
Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates	31°54′5″N 54°22′7″E
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Abbasid
Completed	9th-century

This mosque is perhaps one of the oldest mosques in Iran, and despite being built hundreds of years ago it still preserves its original architecture. Arthur Pope believed that the mosque foundation goes back to 9th century. It has a very simple plan but is still very beautiful. The mosque contains a central rectangular courtyard that is surrounded with hypostyles on three sides. At one of these hypostyles the mihrab of the mosque is located. The mihrab at Islamic mosque is a niche at wall that shows the direction of "Qebleh" that is the direction of Mecca the holy city that Muslims prays towards it five times daily. This mihrab has an amazingly beautiful stucco work decoration, created probably during the 9th or 10th century. Also right beside it, there as an altar made of wood with delicate wooden inlay work. The Mosque also has a 28-meter-high minaret belonging to the Seljuk era,10th century.