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Blue Mosque

Blue Mosque

Place · Matenadaran & Mashtots Avenue

Photo: Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 4.0
Կապույտ մզկիթMatenadaran & Mashtots Avenue, Yerevango at hour · morningadmission: unknown

Visit the 18th-century Persian-style mosque in the morning: a quiet courtyard and garden off Mashtots Avenue; 25 minutes, dress modestly and check visitor hours.

Time on site25–35 minp95 50 min
Best hourmorningquietest window
28″ bagsPainful WarningMatenadaran & Mashtots Avenue
Step-freePartial Warning
Sensory loadCalm2 of 5 · Calm
  • Go morning
  • Mostly indoors

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Plan

Open now, best time to go, opening hours

Go now?

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Open
Hours not on file: check the official site.
Time to spend
25–35 min · up to 50 min if you linger
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Best time to go

Very quiet; a few tour groups.

Opening hours
Note
Hours change; not printed here until verified. Confirm locally.

Weather here, next 7 days

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Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).

On the ground

Getting in, access, sensory load, what to bring, and where to go if it does not work

Getting in

Stop
Walk down Mashtots Avenue from the Matenadaran or take a short taxi ride
Ticket
on site · official site
Stairs
Not recorded
Shoes
Not recorded

Accessibility

  • PartialStep-free entrance

Sensory load

  • Sensory load2/5 Low

Exposure: low

Bailouts

  • heat: Shaded courtyard
  • rain: The gallery inside (check)

Nearest rescue anchor: A — Matenadaran front steps (shade, benches)

Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).

Map and nearby

Where it is, how to get there from your hotel or from where you stand, and what is around it

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The pin marks the centre of Matenadaran & Mashtots Avenue: this place has no exact entrance point on file.

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More detail

Everything else we know about this place

Tickets, prices and entry

Know before you go

  • The mosque was built in the 1760s in an Iranian style and restored in the 20th century with Iranian support. It is the only functioning mosque in Yerevan.
  • It has a courtyard with a small garden and a museum-style hall (check hours).
  • A small entry fee or donation may apply.
  • Dress modestly; scarves are usually available.

Tickets & entry

2026 estimate · check the posted board
Where to buy
  • Buy at the entrance on the day.
  • Buy from the official site or the ticket desk; resellers add a fee for the same ticket.

Official site ↗

Time on site, inside and your plan

Time on site

minutes

Minimum

15min

Worthwhile

25min

Typical

35min

p95

50min

How much time do you have?

from the time-on-site figures above

Enough for a typical visit (35 min).

Visit times are typical figures, not promises; queues and closing times can change them.

Step-free check, who it suits, facilities

Step-free check

  • Step-free entrance: partly · partly

Low steps at the door; courtyard is level.

Facilities on site

WhatStatusWhere / note
ToiletscheckAsk at the entrance.
ShadeyesCourtyard trees.
SeatingsomeBenches in the garden.

Who it suits

TravelerFitWhy
A calm courtyard and gardengood—
The blue tileworkgood—
A look at Yerevan’s Persian and Muslim pastgood—

Skip it if

  • It is prayer time or closed to visitors (check)
  • You have limited time in the city
Combine with

Combine with

nearest first
  1. —Matenadaran
  2. —Republic Square (by car or 15 minutes on foot)

Walk the Matenadaran & Mashtots Avenue area · the cluster page has the walking order, rescue stops and after-dark notes

Best photo time

Best photo time today

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  • The blue-tiled dome from the courtyard
  • The arched entrance

Deep dive

Questions, photos, and where our facts come from

Questions and answers

Questions and answers

answered by Voykit editors · dated
Can I go in if I am not Muslim?

Visitors are welcome at set hours in modest dress; ask at the gate.

Checked 2026-09-29 · Voykit desk

Answers come from Voykit editors, not from other travellers.
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2 · free licences, credited
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