Abbas Mirza Mosque, Yerevan
Abbas Mirza Mosque was a nineteenth-century Shia mosque in Yerevan, Armenia. Abbas Mirza the eighteenth century, the castle was built by the mosque in Yerevan. This mosque was built at the beginning of the nineteenth century, during the reign of the last khan of the Erivan Khanate, Huseyn Khan. It was named Abbas Mirza Jami, after the Persian crown prince Abbas Mirza, the son of Fat′h-Ali Shah. The façade of mosque was covered in green and blue glass, reflecting Persian architectural styles. After the capture of Yerevan by the Russians, the mosque was used as an arsenal.
The mosque was turned into barracks after it was conquered by Russian troops.
During the Soviet era the mosque, along with Christian buildings, was derelict and currently only the frame of the mosque has been preserved.
