Jameh Mosque of Afin

🕰️When was it built?

Its exact construction date is unknown. Architectural style and evidence suggest the Timurid period, but there is no dated inscription and views on the earliest parts differ. The mosque was added to the National Heritage List of Iran in 1998, under number 2182.

🏛️What was it built for?

The courtyard, iwan and prayer halls provide spaces for worship and village gatherings. The pulpit beside the mihrab was used for speeches and sermons, while the mihrab indicates the prayer direction. The outside area was improved to support the social role of the mosque, with some stone patterns adapted as planted areas and seating.

👀What you will see

• The finely decorated plaster mihrab and the pulpit beside it in the main iwan.
• The brick pulpit has plaster mortar and decoration, with a timber seat included in the restoration programme.
• Eight-pointed sunburst and cross motifs in the external paving, made with rubble stone and rounded stones.
• The iwan and prayer-hall spaces arranged beside the courtyard.

💡Something interesting

Earthquakes in 1997 and 2012 damaged the mosque. Later improvements to the grounds used paving designs borrowed from the plaster decoration of the iwan arch, repeating overhead patterns beneath visitors' feet.

🎒Good to know before you go

• The pulpit and mihrab have been under restoration since 2026. If you see scaffolding or a work area, view them from a distance.