Construction of Turbet Cam Friday Mosque, Its Sections and Introduction

In this article, the introduction and construction and decoration features of the Turbet Cam Cuma mosque, a work of the Seljuk period, which is the administrative center of Iran's Razavi Khorasan province, will be discussed. Turbet Jam ((sic)/ Torbat Jam) is a city in the Razavi Khorasan province in northeastern Iran and is the administrative center of this province. The city, located 50 km from the Afghanistan border, has a population of approximately 84 thousand. The city, where most of the people are Sunni, is avery cute, quiet and peaceful place. The Cuma Mosque, which will be introduced, is perhaps the only historical structure of this city and is also a complex that is still actively used. This work was first made during the Seljuk period, and latertook its current form with some additions by the Safavids. When Sheikh Ahmed Cam (440/1-536), a person loved by the public, died, a mosque was built around his tomb. This first mosque built around the tomb is known as Kirmani mosque. The mosque is one of the six important historical complexes of today's Iran, which left its mark on the period with distinctive features in terms of architecture and architectural science. The mosque was built entirely with brick material, so brick and plaster decoration was used in the structure.

Journal

ART AND INTERPRETATION

Year

2025

Volume

46

eISSN

2822-2865

DOI

10.47571/sanatyorum.1499466

WoS UID

WOS:001587054200007