A mob tried to storm the city's main mosque and succeeded in setting fire to the front gate.
The Taliban had tried to force everyone to go to the main mosque.
Construction on the site (once occupied by the city's main mosque) began in 1306 and continued for four centuries.
The building was the main congregational mosque for the city.
Some people were killed in the main mosque of Kerman.
On assuming office, the Governor was required to assemble the people in the main mosque, and read the instrument of instructions before them.
It is considered one of the main mosques in the area.
The gallery surrounding the main mosque was added in 1840.
The main three mosques in the city were destroyed as well.
Naturally, the preservation of the main mosque was integral to this compromise.