Ferdows Congregation Mosque
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The Jāmeh Mosque of Ferdows ( – Masjid-e-Jāmeh Toon/Ferdows) is the grand, congregational mosque (Jāmeh) of Ferdows
Ferdows
Ferdows , also Romanized as Ferdos, Ferdous, and Firdaus; named Toon or Tūn until 1929) is a city in and the capital of Ferdows County, located in the northwest of South Khorasan Province in Iran. It is about south of Mashhad and 200 km northwest of Birjand...

, South Khorasan Province
South Khorasan Province
South Khorasan Province is a province located in eastern Iran. Birjand is the centre of the province. The other major cities are Ferdows and Qaen....

, Iran. The mosque is located towards the southwest of city, in the center of the ancient city of Toon.

History

It is mostly believed that this mosque was built during Seljuk dynasty, in 11th century, but some researchers believe that it was constructed in the 7th century.

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