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Saveh Jame' Mosque, Saveh

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This majestic mosque comprises of a courtyard, porch, minarets, a few nocturnal areas, dome and two archaic altars with inscription in Kufic script. Two altars dating to the Safavid era are adorned with inscriptions in 'Tholth' script. There are also other inscriptions, inscribed with sacred verses, in 'Kufic' and 'Tholth' script. There is an elevated porch between two nocturnal areas in the western front, that in its either sides there are chambers.
The dome of the Jame' mosque is 14 m. in diamiter and 16 m. high. Internally the dome has been adorned with tiles. The minaret is to an elevation of 14 m. This structure is on national record.