JAMI MOSQUE
One of the city's most beautiful monuments! Built by Omar Khan between 1809 and 1812, its style is based on that of the iwan mosque, where ninety-nine wooden pillars, a veritable forest, support a ceiling of woodwork painted with traditional motifs. It is said that 100 elephants set out from India to transport this precious wood. As one elephant died en route, only 99 pillars reached their destination! Hence the number. The total length of the iwan is 100 m. In the middle of the courtyard stands the minaret, 22 m high.
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Cette mosquée et le palais sont les deux sites les plus intéressants de la ville.