INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
used in the historical building are subject to wear and tear, and it is necessary to be restored every 20 years, especially the parts that
are most at risk of erosion and falling and get damaged, the official explained.Fortunately, the Jameh Mosque of Natanz enjoys such
In the fourteenth/eighth century AH it took the form it does today, growing into a complex that included the tomb of a local Sufi Sheikh
named 'Abd al-Samad Al-Isfahani, as well as a Khanqah.Today the mosque complex contains a four-iwan mosque, an octagonal sanctuary, a
minaret, and a mosque from the 1930s fronted by a fourteenth-century Khanqah portal.According to Archnet, the organization of these
structures at varying angles and on multiple floor levels reflects the difficulty with which they were inserted into the existing built
structures that lie behind, creating a harmonious exterior appearance.On its southwestern facade, the iwan contains a mihrab and opens
through its back onto an octagonal sanctuary, and on its east side to a covered prayer hall
Restoration during the 1970s revealed that this octagonal sanctuary predates the courtyard mosque and was originally a freestanding Buyid
where mandatory Friday prayers are performed: the phrase is used in other Muslim countries but only in Iran does it designate this
