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Jarchi Mosque ( Persian : مسجد جارچی ; Arabic : مسجد جارتشي ) is a Shi'ite mosque located in the Great Bazaar (Bazaar-e-Bozorg) of Esfahan , in the province of Isfahan , Iran . The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 20 December 1937, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran . The mosque was built according to a Thuluth inscription above its spandrel in 1610 CE under the supervision of Shah Abbas ' herald. In Azeri and Persian languages, the word Jarchi means herald . The mosque has a shabestan and the decorations of the mosque are mainly destroyed. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ). Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān [ Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan ] (in Persian).
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The Jarchi mosque ( ) was built in 1610 under the supervision of Shah Abbas ' herald. This mosque is located in the Great Bazaar (Bazaar-e-Bozorg) of Isfahan . Decorations of this mosque are mainly destroyed. Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān(Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan) (in Persian).
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The Jarchi mosque ( ) was built according to a Thuluth inscription above its spandrel in 1610 under the supervision of Shah Abbas ' herald.The word Jarchi means herald in Persian .The mosque has a shabestan and is located in the Great Bazaar (Bazaar-e-Bozorg) of Isfahan . Decorations of this mosque are mainly destroyed. Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān(Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan) (in Persian).
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The Jarchi mosque ( ) was built according to a Thuluth inscription above its spandrel in 1610 under the supervision of Shah Abbas ' herald. The word Jarchi means herald in Azeri and Persian . The mosque has a shabestan and is located in the Great Bazaar (Bazaar-e-Bozorg) of Isfahan . Decorations of this mosque are mainly destroyed. Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān(Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan) (in Persian).
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shi'ite mosque located in the great bazaar
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