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Dezful Jame' Mosque, Dezful The Jame' Mosque of Dezful is situated in the central square of the city and is a remnant of the 3rd or 4th century A.H. The same has been repeatedly undergone repairs in 7th, 9th and 11th and recent centuries A.H., which has resulted in its expansion. The structure of the mosque comprises of the main entrance, porches, a vast courtyard and nocturnal areas (Shabestans) to the south and east. The mosque has four small entrances, three of which are blocked. The North West facade is a remnant of the 12th century A.H. and is adorned with arches and tile works. The main part of the current mosque is its pillared nocturnal area to the south. The ceiling and brick dome of this Shabestan is erected on stone pillars. The eastern porch is a construction of the Safavid era, while the nocturnal area of the mosque is its oldest segment. On the northern and western side walls of the mosque the dates of 13th and 14th centuries A.H. have been designated. Molla Ali Shah Mosque, Dezful This mosque is near the chamber of Aqa Mir in Dezful. Its entrance had tile works, the pattern of which has been disrupted in later repairs. The fringes of the adytum have been worked in a spiral design, and the internal pattern is plaster work which relates to the Safavid era. The fringe of adytum is ornamented by flower, wheat and cypress tree designs. Shoosh Mosque, Shoosh The remnants of this structure are located on the ancient Shoosh hillock. This mosque consisted of a nocturnal area, with column, a central courtyard and an outer enclosure. The walls were made of sun baked bricks. It also had a large pillared hall, and brick worked inscriptions in the Kufic script and were discovered from the south eastern part of the courtyard. To the eastern corner of the mosque there is the remnant of a minaret with a spiral stairway. Professor Grishman believes that this mosque belongs to the first century A.H. Shooshtar Jame' Mosque, Shooshtar This mosque is located in west of Shooshtar, and is a remnant of the early Islamic period. It was constructed by one of the Abbassid caliphates. The same was repaired during the Safavid era. The current structure of the mosque comprises of a large nocturnal area (shabestan), a vast court-yard and minarets to the east. The nocturnal area has pillars and is covered with a domed ceiling. In the middle of southern side of the nocturnal area is an adytum with plaster works of Safavid style. On the other side inscriptions and plaster engravings along with decrees of royalty can also be noted. On the external doorway to this area, which is adorned with arches and decorative brick works there are two inscriptions on stone with sacred versus of the Holy Qoran. In the eastern side of the mosque is a remnant of a beautiful minaret dating back to the 8th century A.H., which is intricately worked and inscribed with sacred versus of "Allah", "Mohammad", "Ali". This minaret has been repaired recently, and is registered on records. Other Old Mosques, Khuzestan Other ancient mosques of Khuzestan province are, Bokan Jame' Mosque in Behbahan, a relic of the first century A.H. The Sheikh Mosque in Shooshtar, the Lab Khandan and the Bazar-e-Kohneh Mosques in Dezful, the Imamzadeh Heydar and Omar Mosques in Behbahan, the Sheikh Esmail and Sheikh Mo'azi Mosques in Dezful, the Hassan Shooshtar, Sultan Mehrab, Shah Safi, Seyed Naseredin, Seyed Mohammad Mahro and Hossain Mosques in Shooshtar. |
