Wooden Mosque

Wooden Mosque
مسجد چوبی
Wooden Mosque is located in Iran
Wooden Mosque
Location within Iran
Religion
AffiliationShia Islam
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
Open to the public
StatusTourist attraction
Location
LocationChoubin [fa], Nishapur, Khorasan, Iran
MunicipalityNishapur
CountryIran
Coordinates36°06′33″N 58°52′18″E / 36.10915°N 58.87173°E / 36.10915; 58.87173
Architecture
TypeMosque
CreatorHamid Mojtahedi
Completed2000
Specifications
Minaret height
12 metres (39 ft)
MaterialsWood

The Wooden Mosque (Persian: مسجد چوبی) is a mosque situated in the village of Choubin [fa], south-east of the city of Nishapur, Iran. This mosque is built completely of wood.

Features

Its construction, completed in two years, utilized 40 tons of wood.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "مسجد چوبی نیشابور، اولین مسجد چوبی مقاوم در برابر زلزله در جهان" [Neishabur wooden mosque, the first earthquake-resistant wooden mosque in the world]. IRIB News Agency (in Persian). 4 October 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Visit village where all structures are made of timber". Tehran Times. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "دهکده چوبی نيشابور چگونه ساخته شد؟" [How was the wooden village of Neishabur built?]. ISNA Khorasan (in Persian). Iranian Students' News Agency. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2025.