Arg of Tabriz

Ark-e AliShāh, also known as Ark-e Tabriz and Masjid AliShāh, is a remnant of a mosque in the center of Tabriz, Iran, built in the Ilkhanate period.

According to some historians, it was used as a military castle however, others claim the structure was initially used as a mosque, but during the Qajar era was used as a military post and storage facility for weapons (in Persian 'Ark' or 'Arg' means "castle"). Consequently, after the Iranian Revolution the regime of Islamic republic damaged large parts of the Ark to make a new mosque. The structure today stands 28 meters high, and is still used as part of a space for holding Friday prayers in Tabriz.

See also


Landmarks of Tabriz

Amir Nezam House • Arg of Tabriz • Azerbaijan Museum • Baghmisheh gate • Bazaar of Tabriz • Behnam House • Blue Mosque • Protestant Church of Tabriz • Charm Sazi Khosravi • Tabriz Constitution House • East-Azerbaijan State Palace • Eynali • Ferdowsi Street • Ghari Bridge • Haidarzadeh house • Iron Age museum • Jameh Mosque of Tabriz • Kandovan • Madrasah Akbarieh • Maqbaratoshoara • Muharram museum • Museum of Ostad Bohtouni • Nobar bath • On ibn Ali's shrine • Sangi Bridge • Pottery museum • Rab'-e Rashidi • Saat Tower • Saheb ol Amr Mosque • Seyed Hamzeh shrine • Seghat ol Islam's House • Shah-goli • Shahnaz street • Shohada Mosque • Tabriz Fire Fighting Tower • Tabriz Railway Station • Tarbiyat street • Tomb of Two Kamals
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