Haji Piyada

Haji Piyada Mosque
Persian: آرامگاه حاجى پياده بابا
	Ruins of Haji Piyada in 2008
	Shown within Afghanistan
Location	Near Balkh, Balkh Province
Coordinates	36°43′47.1″N 66°53′7.1″E / 36.729750°N 66.885306°E
Type	ruin

Haji Piyada Mosque (ḤĀJI PIĀDA) or Noh Gonbad Mosque (Persian: مسجد نُه‌گنبد "Mosque of Nine Cupolas") is a historic building in Balkh province of northern Afghanistan. It is thought to be the oldest Islamic building in Afghanistan,^[1] dating to the 9th century or possibly to the late 8th century.^[2]

^ Petersen, Andrew (2002). Dictionary of Islamic Architecture. Routledge. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-134-61366-3.
^ Adle, Chahryar (2011). "La mosquée Hâji-Piyâdah / Noh-Gonbadân à Balkh (Afghanistan). Un chef d'oeuvre de Fazl le Barmacide construit en 178-179/794-795 ?". Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. 155 (1): 565–625. doi:10.3406/crai.2011.93171.

[:0-1] Petersen, Andrew (2002). Dictionary of Islamic Architecture. Routledge. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-134-61366-3.

[:1-2] Adle, Chahryar (2011). "La mosquée Hâji-Piyâdah / Noh-Gonbadân à Balkh (Afghanistan). Un chef d'oeuvre de Fazl le Barmacide construit en 178-179/794-795 ?". Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. 155 (1): 565–625. doi:10.3406/crai.2011.93171.

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