Haji Heybat Mosque
| Haji Heybat mosque | |
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Azerbaijani: Hacı Heybət məscidi | |
.JPG) Entrance to the former mosque in 2015 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam (former) |
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| Location | |
| Location | Old City, Baku |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
  Location of the former mosque in the Baku Old City | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°22′02″N 49°50′00″E / 40.3672088°N 49.833346°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Haji Heybat ibn Amir Ali |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | |
| Completed | AH 1206 (1791/1792) |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | One |
| Materials | Stone |
The Haji Heybat mosque (Azerbaijani: Hacı Heybət məscidi) is a former mosque, located on Kichik Gala street, in the Old City of Baku, in Azerbaijan.
The mosque was built in AH 1206 (1791/1792), designed by architect Hаji Hеybat Amir Ali оghlu.[1]
Architecture
[edit]The mosque is small, and it is on the row of neighborhoods. In plan, the mosque is in the form of a quadrangle. It consists of a square shaped vestibule, a service room and a worshipping room with niches.[2]
The architectural structure of the mosque is in a local style. The mosque has a stone domes and pointed arches. Simply expressed entrance with crown and epigraphic inscriptions on topics of Quran and information about the architect of the monument indicate the value of the mosque. In the interior of the worshipping room, in one of the corners, there is a grave of the architect and his wife.[2][1]
Gallery
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See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hacı Heybət məscidi". icherisheher.gov.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ^ a b "Hacı Heybət məscidi (1791)". kataloq.gomap.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved March 14, 2018.[permanent dead link]
External links
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Media related to Hajji Heybat mosque at Wikimedia Commons
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