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{{short description|Destroyed mosque in Armenia}}
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| building_name         = Abbas Mirza Mosque<br>Աբաս Միրզայի մզկիթ<br />مسجد عباس میرزا
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| location              = [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]]
| religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]
| rite                  = [[Twelver Shia]]
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| status                = [[mosque]] (1810-1988)
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| architecture_style    = [[Islamic architecture|Islamic]], [[Iranian architecture]]
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| year_completed        = 1810s
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'''Abbas Mirza Mosque''' ({{langx|hy|Աբաս Միրզայի մզկիթ|Abas Mirzayi mzkit}}; {{langx|fa|مسجد عباس میرزا}}) was a nineteenth-century [[Shia]] mosque in [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]]. [[Abbas Mirza]], in the eighteenth century, the castle was built near the mosque in Yerevan. This mosque was built at the beginning of the nineteenth century, during the reign of the last khan (governor) of the [[Erivan Khanate]], [[Hossein Khan Sardar|Huseyn Khan]]. It was named Abbas Mirza Jami, after the [[Qajar dynasty|Qajar]] crown prince [[Abbas Mirza]], the son of [[Fat′h-Ali Shah Qajar|Fat′h-Ali Shah]]. The façade of mosque was covered in green and blue glass, reflecting Persian architectural styles.{{cn|date=January 2021}} After the [[Capture of Erivan]] by the Russians, the mosque was used as an arsenal.<ref>{{in lang|ru}} Chopin, Historical monuments of the Armenian oblast ''(Исторический памятник Армянской области)'', p. 867</ref><ref>{{in lang|hy}} Gevont Alishan, Ayrarat ''(Այրարատ)'', p. 311</ref><ref>Harry F.B. Lynch, Armenia, travels and studies, Volume 1, Longman, green and co., 1901, Harvard University, p. 283</ref><ref>{{in lang|hy}} Yervand Shahaziz, The Old Yerevan ''(Հին Երևանը)'', pp. 34-35, 182, էջ 34—35, 182</ref><ref>{{in lang|hy}} Adam Adamyants,  Topography of Yerevan ''(Տեղագրութիւն Երեւանի)'', Yerevan, 1889, pp. 38-39</ref>
The mosque was turned into barracks after it was conquered by Russian troops.
During the Soviet era, the mosque, along with Christian buildings, was derelict and currently only the frame of the mosque has been preserved.<ref>[http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/education/minlang/report/PeriodicalReports/ArmeniaPR2_en.pdf European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML) report for Armenia]</ref><ref>[http://www.gov.am/u_files/file/kron/8b%20%20Report%20Final.pdf All historical and architectural, cultural and religious buildings in the territory of the Republic of Armenia] in the official Website of the Government of Armenia</ref>
==Earlier mosque==
The '''Shah Abbas Mosque''' was a 17th-century mosque in [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]]. It was built during the rule of the Iranian [[Safavid dynasty|Safavid]] king (Shah) [[Abbas I of Persia|Abbas I]] (the Great). The [[Juma Mosque of Ganja (Shah Abbas)|Shah Abbas Mosque]] in [[Ganja, Azerbaijan|Ganja]], was built at the same time.  It was known also as Sardar Mosque. It was one of 2 major mosques of Yerevan fortress (along with Rejeb pasha Sunni mosque). It was rebuilt in 1807-1817 by the prince Abbas Mirza Qajar.
== Gallery ==
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File:Khan's Mosque in Erivan.jpg|The mosque in 1899
File:Mosquée d'Erevan (Germain Bapst).jpg|The mosque in late 19th century
File:No-nb bldsa 6d069.jpg|Remains of mosque in 1925
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==See also==
* [[Blue Mosque, Yerevan]]
== References ==
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{{Mosques in Armenia}}
{{Yerevan landmarks}}
[[Category:Shia mosques in Armenia]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Armenia]]
[[Category:Armenia–Iran relations]]
[[Category:Persian-Caucasian architecture]]
[[Category:Mosques completed in the 1810s]]
[[Category:Mosques destroyed by communists]]
[[Category:Closed mosques in the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Buildings of the Qajar period]]
[[Category:19th-century establishments in Iran]]
[[Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Armenia]]
[[Category:Anti-Islam sentiment in Armenia]]
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