Blue Mosque

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The Yerevan Mosque was built around 1765 by the then local ruler Hussein Ali Kan (Hussein Ali-Khan), and its main role was to be the main mosque of the local Friday. The majestic gates and towering minaret are set in fine blue and green tiles, full of colour and dazzling beauty, and this is the source of its name. The center of the mosque has a fountain, and other buildings of the temple are built around the fountain, the park is mainly planted with eucalyptus trees, and there are public bathrooms and schools nearby. During Soviet rule, the mosque has a Yerevan Museum. In the mid-1990s, Iran’s rulers rebuilt it, a massive reconstruction that was completed in 1999. It was Yerevan’s largest mosque and the only remaining mosque in Armenia built for Muslims. Its name G?k Jami means the Blue Mosque in Turkish. Address: 12 Mesrop Mashtots Ave, Yerevan 0015 Armenia Tickets: Free