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The Nasīr al-Mulk Mosque (Persian: مسجد نصیر الملك - Masjed-e Naseer ol Molk) is a traditional mosque in Shiraz, Iran, located in Goade-e-Araban place (near the famous Shah Cheragh mosque). The mosque was built during the Qājār era, and is still in use under protection by Nasir al Mulk's Endowment Foundation. It was built by the order of Mirza Hasan Ali Nasir al Molk, one of the lords of the Qajar Dynasty, in 1876 and was finished in 1888. The designers were Muhammad Hasan-e-Memar and Muhammad Reza Kashi Paz-e-Shirazi.
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مسجد نصیرالملکیکی از مساجد قدیمی شیراز می‌باشد که در محله گود عربان و در جنوب خیابان لطفعلی خان زند و در نزدیکی امامزاده شاه چراغ قرار گرفته است.
این بنا به دستور میرزا حسن علی ملقب به نصیرالملک که یکی از بزرگان سلسله قاجار بوده ساخته شده. معماری آن کار محمد حسن معمار بوده است. مدت ساخت آن حدود ۱۲ سال و از سال 1293 تا 1305 خورشیدی به طول انجامیده است. مرمت، حفظ و نگهداری این بنای باشکوه و ارزشمند با رعایت استانداردهای بین‌المللی مرمت آثار تاریخی از سال‌ها پیش توسط موقوفه نصیرالملک به تولیت آقای محمود قوام آغاز شده و همچنان ادامه دارد
Shiraz is the fifth most populated city in Iran and the capital of Fars Province. It is located in the southwest of Iran, has a moderate climate and has been a regional trade center for more than a thousand years.The earliest reference to the city, is on Elamite clay tablets dated to 2000 BC. In the 13th century, Shiraz became a leading center of the arts and letters, thanks to the encouragement of its ruler and the presence of many Persian scholars and artists. Shiraz was the capital of Persia during the Zand dynasty from 1750 until 1781, as well as briefly during the Saffavid period.Shiraz is known as the city of poets, wine and flowers. It is also considered by many Iranians to be the city of gardens, due to the many gardens and fruit trees that can be seen in the city. Shiraz has had major Jewish and Christian communities.
