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The Blue Mosque (Persian: مسجد کبود‎ – Masjed-e Kabūd; Azerbaijani: Göy məscid) is a famous historic mosque in Tabrīz Iran. The mosque and some other public buildings were constructed in 1465 upon the order of Jahan Shah the ruler of Kara Koyunlu.The mosque was severely damaged in an earthquake in 1779 leaving only the entrance iwan. Reconstruction began in 1973 by the late Reza Memaran Benam under the supervision of Iranian Ministry of Culture. However the tiling is still incomplete.

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