Stone Tark Mosque
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StatusActive
LocationTark, East Azerbaijan
| Stone Tark Mosque | |
|---|---|
 The mosque interior, in 2015 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shia Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Tark, East Azerbaijan |
| Country | Iran |
  Location of the mosque in Iran | |
| Coordinates | 37°36′57″N 47°46′24″E / 37.61581425212978°N 47.773360916044645°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Ilkhanate |
| Founder | Khwaja Kavus Tarki |
| Completed | |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | 13 |
| Minaret | One (destroyed by 1879 earthquake) |
| Materials | Stone; bricks |
| Official name | Tark Mosque |
| Type | Built |
| Designated | 19 August 1969 |
| Reference no. | 868 |
| Conservation organization | Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran |
| [1][2] | |
The Stone Tark Mosque (Arabic: مسجد صخر ترك; Persian: مسجد سنگی ترک), also known as the Sangi Mosque, is a Shi'ite mosque, located in Tark, in the province of East Azerbaijan, Iran. The mosque was built during the Ilkhanate;[3][1][4] and has been restored many times since, due to the impact of earthquakes.[2]
The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 19 August 1969, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.
