Jameh Mosque of Yazd

Jāmeh Mosque of Yazd
Jāmeh Mosque of Yazd
مسجد جامع یزد
	Entrance portal of the mosque, with minarets and main dome, in 2016
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Friday mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Yazd, Yazd Province
Country	Iran
	Location of the mosque in Iran
Geographic coordinates	31°54′5″N 54°22′7″E / 31.90139°N 54.36861°E
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Sasanian (prime); Seljuk (prime); Ilkhanid; Timurid (renovation); Safavid (minaret); Qajar (sahn);
Founder	Amr ibn al-Layth (prime); Rukn al-Din Muhammad (renovation);
Completed	9th century CE (prime); 12th century CE (prime); 1375 CE (mihrab); 1416 CE (iwans); 15th century CE (minaret); 1442 CE (renovation); 1485 CE (mihrab); 16th century CE (minaret); 1825 CE (sahn);
Specifications
Dome(s)	Two
Minaret(s)	Two
Minaret height	52 m (171 ft)
Materials	Bricks; mortar; tiles
Website
	mosque.mihanblog.com
Iran National Heritage List
Official name	Jāmeh Mosque of Yazd
Type	Built
Designated	22 July 1934
Reference no.	206
Conservation organization	Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran

The Jāmeh Mosque of Yazd (Persian: مسجد جامع یزد, romanized: Masjid-e-Jāmeh Yazd; Arabic: جامع يزد) is a Friday mosque (jāmeh) located in the city of Yazd, in the province of Yazd, Iran. Built on the site of a 9th-century CE fire temple, the mosque was completed during the 14th and 15th century CE and renovated in subsequent years. Between 1982 and 2005 the mosque was depicted on the obverse of the Iranian 200 rial banknote.

The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 22 July 1934, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.