Hall of the Blue Mosque in Yerevan named after Yeghishe Charents

The ceremonial hall of the Blue Mosque in Yerevan has been named after an outstanding Armenian poet and friend of Iranian culture and literature, the Iranian Embassy in Armenia said.

Seyed Hamid Pourmohammadi, vice president of Iran, who is in Armenia on a working visit, unveiled the plaque bearing the name of Yeghishe Charents.

“The aim of the initiative is to pay tribute to Charents’s literary legacy, his special interest in Iranian culture and literature, and his contribution to preserving the Blue Mosque in Yerevan. Yeghishe Charents was one of the outstanding figures of modern Armenian literature. He was deeply interested in Iran’s cultural and literary heritage, in particular Ferdowsi’s epic poem ‘Shahnameh.’ Charents contributed to preserving the Blue Mosque in Yerevan as one of the symbols of the historical and cultural heritage of Iran and Armenia. As a continuation of this cultural initiative, a bust of the outstanding Armenian poet is to be installed in the Ceremonial Hall of the Blue Mosque. Naming this hall is an initiative aimed at commemorating figures who made a significant contribution to preserving our shared cultural heritage, and at strengthening the historical and cultural ties between the peoples of Iran and Armenia,” the embassy said in a statement.