Guyulug Mosque

Coordinates: 39°27′06″N 46°45′06″E / 39.4516°N 46.7516°E / 39.4516; 46.7516
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Guyulug Mosque
Religion
AffiliationShia Islam
Location
LocationShusha, Azerbaijan
Geographic coordinates39°27′06″N 46°45′06″E / 39.4516°N 46.7516°E / 39.4516; 46.7516
Architecture
StyleIslamic architecture
Completed18th century
Minaret(s)2

Guyulug Mosque (

neighborhood of Shusha.[3][4]

The exterior and interior

Guyulug Mosque was one of the seventeen mosques functioning in Shusha by the end of the 19th century.[5][6][7] Current exact state of the mosque is unknown.[8]

According to the architectural composition of the main facade, the Guyulug mosque belonged to the type of Shusha quarter mosques with an eyvan with wide arches of various shapes, which constituted an organic whole with a prayer hall. According to the architectural and constructive solution of the internal space, the mosque belonged to the type of Shusha quarter mosques with a single volume and a flat wooden ceiling. In the mosque, as in other district mosques of the city, in the depths of the prayer hall, opposite the mihrab, on the second tier, a small open gallery was provided, framed by three lancet arches. This gallery was intended for women.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shusha State Historical & Architectural Reserve". Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Şuşa qalalar şəhəri, muzeylər məskəni idi". Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  3. ^ "ШУША - ИСТОРИЯ". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Ministry of Tourism - Guyulug mosque". Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  5. ^ "SHUSHA. Geography". Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  6. ^ "M.F.AXUNDOV adına AZƏRBAYCAN MİLLİ KİTABXANASI" (PDF). Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Город муз и ремесел". Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  8. ISBN 978-9952-8091-4-5. Archived from the original
    on September 9, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
  9. ^ Salamzadeh, Abdulvahab (1979). Проблемы сохранения и реконструкции исторических городов Азербайджана. Baku: Elm. p. 140.

External links

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