Jameh Mosque of Sari

The Jāmeh Mosque of Sari is a Shi'ite Friday mosque, located in Sari, in the district of Chinarban, in the province of Mazandaran, Iran. The current Qajar era structure is devoid of any historical relics. It has a square sahn, nocturnal areas and a porch.
The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 27 February 1999, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran. However, this building was substantially destroyed by fire in 2018.

Overview

The Jameh Mosque of Sari is located in Nargesiye daily market in Chenarbon district in Sari, the capital city of Mazandaran Province, in the north of Iran. It dates from the pre-Islam era and used to be a fire temple of Zoroastrians. After the acceptance of Islam by the people in the region, a mosque, known as Jameh Mosque, was constructed on the site of the temple. It is the first mosque built in the north of Iran.
Approximately seventy percent of the Qajar era mosque was destroyed by fire on 12 July 2018, attributed to an electrical fault. The mosque was rebuilt and reopened in 2019.
The mosque is managed by the General Directorate of Endowments and Charity Affairs of Mazandaran. The religious affairs of the mosque are administered by six prayer leaders. Prominent clerics of the city and province have always led the prayers in this mosque. Ayatollah Reza Ghouyomi, Ayatollah Saadat Saravi, and Ayatollah Sedoghi were among the prayer leaders at the mosque.