Tiss Great Mosque dates back to early Islamic era

Leila Imani

Tiss Great Mosque is located in Chabahar Free Trade Zone, the southern province of Hormuzgan. It is considered as one of the attractions of this area. The different façade and design of the building is a reminder of Indian architecture – the adorable and colorful forms.

Tiss Great Mosque is reminiscent of the early centuries of the Islamic era. At that time, Tiss village was one of the important ports of the southeastern coast of Iran. Today, Chabahar is the only oceanic port in Iran, and Tiss village still exists as an important village close to the Indian Ocean, visitiran.ir reported.

Formerly, the importance of Tiss was based on the fact that goods were transferred to this port, and were sent to different destinations in the Middle East, Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Tiss village is located on the foothills, five kilometers northwest of Chabahar. The relics and artefacts found in this area cover a vast time span from the Achaemenid Empire to later eras.

This village was considered an important center even in the early years of the Islamic era. The Great Mosque of Tiss is proof of this. The remains of Tiss Castle, facing the sea, indicate the strategic importance of Chabahar.

What is visible from the middle of the village is a structure that looks like the mosques of Pakistan and India. The minaret and the dome, colored in red and green, and also the stained glass that has been used as windows are some of the unique features of this mosque.

The doors of the mosque have been ornamented with regular and irregular stained glass that further adds to the beauty of this structure. The previous prayer hall was not spacious enough to host all the worshippers. Therefore, the local people are expanding the mosque from its eastern side. The building that can be seen today is quite different from its previous version.