The "Blue Mosque" in Tabriz, the capital of Iran's East Azerbaijan province, is a monument from the Karakoyunlu era and is one of the country’s most important historical buildings, famous for ...

TEHRAN - Iran is set to submit a comprehensive dossier to UNESCO for the global recognition of its historical mosques, with many of these architectural gems located in the province of Isfahan.

Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s, the Blue ...

On Wednesday morning, police officers in balaclavas descended on the Imam Ali mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, in ...