List of mosques in Azerbaijan

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This is a list of mosques in Azerbaijan.[1]

Name Images Location Year/century G Remarks
Agdam Mosque Aghdam 1868–1870 TS The mosque was built by the architect Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi from 1868 to 1870, in the typical style for mosques in the Karabakh region, which included the division of stone columns on the two-story gallery and the use of domed ceilings.[2] During the Armenian occupation the mosque, the only building left standing in Aghdam, has been vandalized with graffiti and used as a stable for cattle and swine.[3][4][5]
Ajdarbey Mosque Baku 1912–1913
Ali Mosque Boradigah
Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque Shusha 1875–1876 TS The mosque was built at the order of Govhar Agha. The construction of the mosque, according to the inscription-text of the Govhar Agha vakfname, was to be completed by 1865–1866. The name of the master Karbalayi Safikhan, the architect of Karabakh, is found on the mosque.[6] It has two minarets. During the period when the city was under the occupation of the Armenian forces the mosque was in a dilapidated state. After the liberation of the city by Azerbaijan, the restoration works of the mosque conducted by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation began.[7] It is included in the list of historical and cultural monuments of Azerbaijan protected by state.[8]
Reed Mosque Shusha mid 18th century The mosque was built during the reign of Panah Ali Khan and was the first mosque in Panahabad (the first name of Shusha). Later, on the site of this mosque, the Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque was built.[9]
Chol Gala Mosque Shusha 18th century TS The mosque is located on the former Kuibyshev Street in the Chol Gala quarter (mahalla). It belongs to the type of Shusha quarter mosques with a flat facade and an asymmetric entrance. During the period when the city was under occupation of the Armenian forces, the mosque was in a ruined state. It is included in the list of historical and cultural monuments of Azerbaijan protected by state.[10]
Chukhur Mahalla Mosque Shusha 18th century TS The mosque is located in the Chukhur Mahalla quarter. During the period when the city was under the occupation of the Armenian forces, the mosque was in a ruined state. It is included in the list of historical and cultural monuments of Azerbaijan protected by state.[11]
Guyulug Mosque Shusha 18th century TS The mosque is located in the quarter (mahalla) Guyulug. It belongs to the type of Shusha quarter mosques having an eyvan with wide arches of various shapes, which form an organic whole with the prayer hall. It is included in the list of historical and cultural monuments of Azerbaijan protected by state.[12]
Haji Yusifli Mosque Shusha 18th century TS The mosque is located on Gasim Ismayilov Street in the Haji Yusifli quarter (mahalla). It belongs to the type of Shusha quarter mosques with a single volume and a flat wooden ceiling. It is included in the list of historical and cultural monuments of Azerbaijan protected by state.[13]
Julfalar Mosque Shusha 18th century TS The mosque is located on Uzeyir Hajibeyov Street in the Julfalar quarter (mahalla). It belongs to the type of Shusha quarter mosques with a flat facade and an asymmetric entrance. It is included in the list of historical and cultural monuments of Azerbaijan protected by state.[14]
Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque Shusha 1768–1885 TS The mosque was originally built by the order of the second Karabakh Khan Ibrahim Khalil-Khan and stands on the basis of the historical core of the city.[15] In 1883–1885, by the order of the daughter of Ibrahim Khan Govhar Agha, the mosque was completed by the Azerbaijani architect Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi.[15] It has two minarets. In the Soviet years, the mosque was included in the list of historical monuments protected by state and began to be used as a local history museum. After the occupation of Shusha by the Armenian forces in 1992, the mosque ceased to function and until the late 2010s was in dilapidated conditions. After the liberation of the city by Azerbaijan, the restoration works of the mosque conducted by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation began.[16] It is included in the list of historical and cultural monuments of Azerbaijan protected by state.[17]
Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque
Buzovna (Baku) TS
Ambarass Mosque 17th century TS Also known as the Sultan Murad Mosque or Mir Jafar Mosque
Beyler Mosque Baku 1895 Also spelled "Beglar Mosque"
Bibi-Heybat Mosque Baku 1281 TS
Juma Mosque Baku 1899 TS
Juma Mosque Boradigah TS
Juma Mosque
Ordubad 1604 TS
Juma Mosque Qabala 18th century
Haji Rufai Bey Mosque
Nakhichevan
18th century TS
Haji Shahla Mosque 14th century
Lezgi Mosque
Baku 1169 S
Mashadi Garib Mosque Buzovna (Baku) 1429 U
Muhammad Mosque
Baku 1078–1079 TS also known as Sınıqqala Mosque
Mustafa Qazdal Mosque Qusar S
Omar Effendi Mosque Shaki 19th century
Palace Mosque Baku 1441–1442 TS
Sakina khanim mosque
Quba Rayon
1854
Mosque of the Martyrs Baku Beginning of the 1990s
Shah Abbas Mosque
Ganja 1606 TS
Sheikh İbrahim Mosque
Baku 1416 TS
Taza Pir Mosque Baku 1914 TS
Tuba Shaxi Mosque
Mərdəkan (Baku) 1481–1482 TS
Ulu mosque
Qakh Rayon
18th century S
Garghabazar Mosque Qarğabazar, Fuzuli 1683-1684 U
Juma Mosque, Shamakhi Shamakhi 743 U
Heydar Mosque Baku 2014 U
Khidir Mosque Baku 1301 U
Molla Ahmad Mosque Baku 1300 U
Sayyid Yahya Murtuza Mosque Baku 17th century U
Nardaran mosque Nardaran 1663 U
Shah Sultan Hussein Mosque Novxanı 18th century U
Ozan mosque Ganja 1884 TS
Huseyniyya masjid Ganja 1825 TS
Gazakhlar mosque Ganja 1880 U
Girikhli mosque Ganja 18th century U
Shahsevanlar mosque Ganja 1882 U
Imamzadeh mosque Ganja 1878 U
Saatli Mosque Shusha 1883 U
Barda Juma mosque Barda 1905 U
Boyuk Bazar Mosque Lankaran 1864 U
Kichik Bazaar mosque Lankaran 1906 U
Group
TS
Twelver Shī‘ah group
S Sunni (different madhabs)
U Unknown group (or undetermineted)

See also

  • List of mosques in Asia

References

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  4. ^ Carlotta Gall and Anton Troianovski (11 December 2020). "After Nagorno-Karabakh War, Trauma, Tragedy and Devastation". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 December 2020 – via nytimes.com. The graceful 19th-century central mosque is the only building left standing in Aghdam. Defiled by Armenian graffiti, it was used as a cowshed.
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