Tarikhaneh Mosque, Damghan: Photos, Reviews & Location

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5973+MPW, Damghan, Semnan Province, Iran

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What is the rating of Tarikhaneh Mosque?: Tarikhaneh Mosque is rated 4.5 out of 5 based on 178 reviews.
Where is Tarikhaneh Mosque located?: 5973+MPW, Damghan, Semnan Province, Iran

Reviews (8)

Ron Tavakoli 2023 Dec 06

vary ancient place to visit
Historical value and symbalic
no need to reserve but so bad to see this place not taken care of

Pooria Amirkhalili 2023 Jun 02

This is a historical place for praying God.Before entrance of Islam to the Iran, this location was a holy place for fire worshipers

Ehsan Falsafi 2023 Apr 22

a fascinating place to see. at the same time so sad to see they destroyed the 1700 years old outside masque building to build a new one on top. 🤨

Sina Hasanpour 2019 Jul 08

The ancient Tarikhaneh Temple, also called the Tarikhaneh Mosque, is a Sassanid-era monument located on the southern limit of Damghan. This place was in the pre-Islamic place of worship of the Zoroastrian and used it temple of fire, and is 2,300 years old approximately. Definitely exciting!

Hamid Hosseini 2019 Apr 25

one of the oldest mosques in Iran. lts construction date is not known with certainty, but it was probably built atop a Sasanian fire temple of the early period.
Tarik Hane, or "God's House': integrates a simple Arabic mosque plan with Sasanian building techniques.
There are single rows of lateral arcades and the entrance facade extends towards the courtyard. A tripod support system is seen on the kibla side. However, vaults extend towards the courtyard in the form of naves, with three rows of supports on each side, on both sides of the central worship bay.

sobhan safari 2019 Apr 11

This place was in the pre-Islamic place of worship of the Zoroastrian and used it as a fire or temple of fire, and is about 2,300 years old. This structure was initially used as a Zoroastrian Fire Temple during the Sassanid period, however, after the fall of the Sassanid Empire it was converted into a mosque in the 8th century. The monument is, thus, known as the oldest mosque in Iran.