The only active mosque in Armenia was completed in 1765 and is currently one of the few old buildings in Yerevan. It was commissioned by the khan of Erivan-Huseyn Ali Khan. It is one of the oldest extant structures in central Yerevan and the most significant structure of the Persian period.

During the Soviet times it acted as the History Museum of Yerevan. But then, after Armenia’s independence, it was renovated and again started working as a mosque.

Inside some of the halls there are exhibitions from time to time, usually on Iranian art and crafts. In one of the halls there are also free classes of the Persian language.

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