Abstract
Kurdistan province has been an important part of pre-Islamic Iran territory; after Islam, it changed toJabal and Kurdistan. This region was the major part of the Ardalan state in the Safavid and Qajar periodswhich in newly formed political divisions are divided among several provinces including Kermanshah, Hamadan,and western Azerbaijan. Based on specific characteristics of the region a distinctive type of mosque hasbeen established including wooden colonnaded iwan, lateral corridors, theologian’s room, yard, and entrance.These mosques are consisted of flat ceiling and colonnaded iwan / porticos which are deeply influenced bythe northwestern and western regions’ architectural / building style; one of these stylistic characteristics is theplan with iwans on four corners of Shabestan. Some of these mosques are mono-iwan and some bi-iwan butall in a rather different style from the other mosques of Iran. Iwans in these mosques are built in two floorsor built with wooden columns, which endorse a distinctive type which are called Kurdistani mosques in thisarticle.
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