Shohada Mosque

{{Short description|Mosque in Tabriz, Iran}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox religious building | name = Shohada Mosque | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = Shoda02.jpg | image_upright = 1.4 | alt = | caption = The mosque interior, in 2017 | religious_affiliation = Shia Islam | tradition = | sect = | district = | prefecture = | province = | region = | deity = | rite = | festival =  | organisational_status = Mosque | ownership = | governing_body = | leadership = | bhattaraka = | patron = | consecration_year = | functional_status = Active | religious_features_label = | religious_features = | location = Tabriz, East Azerbaijan | locale = | municipality = | cercle = | state = | country = Iran | map_type = Iran | map_size = 250 | map_alt = | map_relief = 1 | map_caption = Location of the mosque in Iran | grid_name = | grid_position = | sector = | territory = | administration = | coordinates = {{coord|38.0775|N|46.295556|E|source:wikidata_region:IR_type:landmark|format=dms|display=it}} | coordinates_footnotes = | heritage_designation = | architect = | architecture_type = {{nowrap|Mosque architecture}} | architecture_style = Qajar | founded_by = | creator = | funded_by = | general_contractor = | established = | groundbreaking = | year_completed = Qajar era | construction_cost = | date_demolished =  | facade_direction = | capacity = | length = | width = | width_nave = | interior_area = | height_max = | dome_quantity = One {{small|(maybe more)}} | dome_height_outer = | dome_height_inner = | dome_dia_outer = | dome_dia_inner = | minaret_quantity = | minaret_height = | spire_quantity = | spire_height = | site_area = | temple_quantity = | monument_quantity = | shrine_quantity = | inscriptions = | materials = Bricks | elevation_m =  | elevation_footnotes = | nrhp = | designated = | added = | refnum = | delisted1_date = | website = | module = {{Infobox historic site | embed = yes | designation1 = INHL | designation1_offname = Shohada Mosque | designation1_type = Built | designation1_date = 5 May 1997 | designation1_number = 1861 | designation1_free1name = Conservation organization | designation1_free1value = Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran }} | footnotes = }} The '''Shohada Mosque''' ({{langx|ar|مسجد الشهداء}}; {{langx|fa|مسجد شهدا}}) is a Shi'ite mosque, located in Shohada Square, in the city center of Tabriz, in the province of East Azerbaijan, Iran. The mosque was built during the Qajar era and is dedicated to the martyrs of Islam.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iranshahrpedia.ir/docs/Asar-e%20Sabti%20(Up%20to%2026666)%20(Version%2090%2008%2029).zip |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406043613/http://iranshahrpedia.ir/docs/Asar-e%20Sabti%20(Up%20to%2026666)%20(Version%2090%2008%2029).zip |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 April 2015 |title=Jameh Mosque of Germi |work=Encyclopedia of History of Iranshahr Architecture |access-date=14 July 2019}}</ref>

The mosque draws in name from a Persian word, ''shohada'', meaning martyr.<ref>{{cite news |author= |url=https://efe.com/en/latest-news/2024-05-21/thousands-take-to-streets-as-funeral-ceremonies-begin-for-irans-president/ |title=Thousands take to streets as funeral ceremonies begin for Iran’s president |work=EFE:.com |date=21 May 2024 |access-date=17 March 2025 }}</ref>

The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 5 May 1997, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.

== See also == {{stack|{{portal|Shia Islam|Iran}}}} * Shia Islam in Iran * List of mosques in Iran

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Category:Mosques on the Iran National Heritage List Category:Mosques in Tabriz Category:Mosque buildings with domes in Iran Category:Qajar mosques Category:Shia mosques in Iran