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2019-06-24 12:33
Stepping into Fahraj mosque, one of the oldest Islamic structures in Iran
TEHRAN –Standing tall in Iran’s Yazd province, Jameh Mosque of Fahraj, which dates over 1400 years, is of great significance as one of the oldest extant mosques in Iran. It represents an important evolutionary stage in mosque construction from very modest materials to wooden roofs on arcades, finally to full scale vaulting with permanent materials.
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2019-02-11 22:20
Yazd hosting intl. workshop on earthen architecture
TEHRAN - The historical Iranian city of Yazd is hosting an international workshop on earthen architecture with its related conservation problems and challenges coming into focus.
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2017-08-22 09:17
Fahraj mosque amongst oldest Islamic structures in Iran
TEHRAN – At over 1400 years old, Jameh Mosque of Fahraj still stands tall in a township of the same name in Yazd province, central Iran.
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2017-04-09 09:06
Archaeologists dispatched to newly-unearthed site in southeast Iran
TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Organization has dispatched a cluster of archaeologists to the outskirts of Fahraj in Kerman Province, where a wave of recent tremendous sandstorms discovered vestiges of what believed to be an ancient site.
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2017-04-08 14:19
Sandstorm unearths historical site in southeastern Iran
Vestiges of an ancient city are seen after being unearthed by a recent massive sandstorm on the outskirts of Fahraj, Kerman Province, Iran, on April 4, 2017.Tehran Times / Leila Khajooei
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2017-04-07 15:09
Sandstorm unearths ancient site in southeastern Iran
TEHRAN – A wave of recent tremendous sandstorms has uncovered vestiges of an ancient city on the outskirts of Fahraj in Kerman Province, southeastern Iran.
