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Sultani
Mosque
of
Borujerd
is
one
of
the
historical
buildings
of
Borujerd
city
in
Lorestan
province,
which
is
located
in
the
center
of
the
city
and
in
the
vicinity
of
Borujerd
market.
This
mosque
with
an
area
of
more
than
7000
square
meters
is
currently
one
of
the
largest
historical
mosques
in
the
country,
which
was
built
on
the
ruins
of
a
very
old
mosque
during
the
reign
of
Feth
Ali
Shah
Qajar.
It
is
said
that
the
mosque
that
existed
before
the
Sultani
Mosque
was
founded
in
the
Zandiya
period,
and
because
it
was
finished
during
the
time
of
Fath
Ali
Shah,
it
became
known
as
"Sultani"
(Fath
Ali
Shah's
nickname).
In
the
inscription
on
the
west
porch
of
the
mosque,
the
date
of
completion
of
the
building
was
1209
AH.
In
the
same
inscription,
it
is
stated
that
Fath
Ali
Shah
forgave
the
tax
of
bakers
of
this
city.
The
architecture
of
the
Sultani
Mosque
in
Borujard
is
derived
from
the
architecture
of
the
Imam
Mosque
in
Tehran,
and
in
terms
of
its
architectural
form,
it
is
of
the
type
of
mosques
with
four
porches.
The
Sultani
Mosque
of
Borujerd
consists
of
several
parts,
which
include:
the
dome,
the
southwest
nave,
the
southeast
nave,
the
northwest
nave,
the
northeast
nave,
the
winter
nave
below
the
southwest
nave,
61
rooms
for
the
accommodation
and
study
of
students
of
religious
sciences,
a
snow
shed.
Ghazi
Sharaf
and
the
new
Western
Shabestan,
which
was
built
under
the
name
of
Borujerd
Mosque
(in
two
floors).
Sultani
Mosque
has
four
arches
and
a
large
porch
in
the
four
corners.
There
is
a
large
pond
in
the
middle
of
it.
This
mosque
has
three
entrances
in
the
west
(to
Safa
St.),
north
(to
Jafari
St.)
and
east
(to
Dovatgarha
Bazaar).
After
the
revolution,
Sultani
Mosque
was
named
"Imam
Khomeini
Mosque"
(or
Imam
Mosque
for
short).
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