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Wooden Mosque (Chobi Masjid) of Nishapur

After an overnight bus from Yazd to Mashhad, I took a taxi to cover the distance of 115km. The Wooden Mosque is situated at the Wooden Village road. The Ticket office was beside a small wall and after buying the ticket, i walked between the working agricultural fields to make my way to the Wooden Mosque.

When I was walking towards the mosque, I saw a dog in distance running towards me. I was afraid for a moment because dog was quite scary looking. It turned out to be a very friendly dog, probably he was happy to see a visitor.

 

 

Ticket office of the Wooden Mosque
After buying the ticket, I walked on a small path which was accompained by beautiful countryside of Nishapur
Water tank of the farm and couple of horses were kept inside a wooden fence
Scary looking dog slowed down when he got closer to me
Dog was probably happy to see me
Facade of the Wooden Mosque
Plants in front of the mosque were fenced by wood
Wooden minarets of the mosque

 

The Wooden Mosque, locally known as “Chubi Masjid” is a wooden structure with two minarets rising above it. These minarets are 12m in height. Handles of the door were also made out of the wood. One had to put hand from the inside in order to open it. Ceiling was made out of wood and beautiful patterns were created in order to decorate the mosque. It is said that 40 tons of wood was used in order to build this mosque.

 

Wooden handles of the main door
Interior of the wooden mosque - I must admit I was blown away by the beauty of this structure
Mehrab of the mosque with the wooden minbar beside it
These verses are from the Koran and they were also written in wood
Once inside, it is easy to forget that mosque is entirely made out of wood
Stems of trees were cut into oval shapes then they were arranged on the walls of the prayer room
This photo shows the enitre prayer hall of the mosque (this is a one room mosque)

 

At the rear of the mosque, there was another building. That building was also made out of wood and it’s main door was open. It was delightfully furnished with the wooden material and it appears to be a house at first glance.

From the ground floor, stairs lead to the upper part of this wooden house. There was a room which appeared to be look like a class room with the wooden benches.

At the rear of the mosque, there was another building
This building was also made out of wood and it's main door was open
It was delightfully furnished with the wooden material and it appeared to be a house at first glance
Interior of the building
Books inside a cabinet
Decoration pieces inside another cabinet
Stairs leading to the upper floor of the building
This room looked like a like a class room with the wooden benches
A wooden bin sitting between the mosque and the wooden house
Strange looking structures beside the mosque
A water channel passing close to the mosque - Nishapur used to be very rich and fertile city in the past, untill it was destroyed by the armies of Genghis Khan