| Nain نائين |
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Nain
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| Country | Iran |
| Province | Isfahan |
| County | Nain |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 24,424 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
Nain (Persian: نائين, also Romanized as Nā’īn and Nāeyn)[1] is a city in and the capital of Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 24,424, in 6,950 families.[2]
It has one of the earliest remaining mosques in Iran, and has a Sassanid era fort, now in ruins, called Narin Ghal'eh.
It extensively uses ab anbars. Naein is most famous in the world for its rugs.
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Mirza Seyyed Mahmoud Khan (around 1849-1850?)
The initial construction of Jame Mosque dates back to the 8th century A.D, but the complex has been constructed periodically. This is one of the oldest mosques in Iran, with features including magnificent plaster working over the niche, marvelous brick work around the yard, and a basement which some say used to be a fire temple before the mosque was built here.
This mosque has no Iwan and dome, unlike the other famous mosques in Esfahan and Yazd.
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