Jameh Mosque of Gerash

🕰️When was it built?

The exact date of the mosque and the name of its first founder are not known, as no inscription survives to tell. When Dahbashi Alireza Gerashi governed Larestan, the mosque had worn out, and he had it rebuilt. Later Seyyed Habibollah Seyyed-Afqahi and Hossein Rezazadeh also restored it.

🏛️What was it built for?

The main prayer space is a hall with thirteen columns. Large doors on the west side connect this hall to the courtyard. The hozkhaneh and storerooms are in the west of the grounds, and a private courtyard on the north links the mosque with the outside.

👀What you will see

• The pointed vaults of the roof run east–west at the front of the prayer hall and north–south at the back.
• Four pierced stone windows sit in the mihrab wall.
• The north, south and east walls of the prayer hall are decorated with blind arches the same size as the roof vaults.
• The large doors on the courtyard side match the number of blind arches on the other walls.
• The hozkhaneh is in the west of the grounds, with several storerooms built beside it.

🎒Good to know before you go

• In the prayer hall, compare the direction of the vaults at the front and back of the roof; they change direction.