Jameh Mosque of Borujerd

The Friday Mosque of Borudscherd (Persian مسجد جامع بروجرد - Masjid -e- Jameh Borujerd ) is the large congregation mosque in the Iranian city of Borudscherd in Lorestan province. It is the oldest mosque in the area of the Zagros and Western Iran. It is ranked # 228 in the National Inventory of artifacts of Iran.

History

The mosque was built on a site at the time of the Sassanid Empire was a Zoroastrian fire temple at the. The construction of the mosque is attributed to a minister named Hamuyeh or Hamuleh, said to have been appointed in the 9th century governor of Borudscherd.

Over the centuries, the mosque was rebuilt several times; on the building can be inscriptions of various rulers and dynasties find out how the Seljuk, Safavid and Qajar.

During the First Gulf War in 1980, the Mosque of Iraqi aircraft was bombed.

During an earthquake in March 2006, a minaret was severely damaged.