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Keygubad Mosque

Coordinates: 40°21′58″N 49°50′00″E / 40.366167°N 49.833469°E / 40.366167; 49.833469
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Keygubad Mosque
Azerbaijani: Kеyqubаd Məscidi
Persian: مسجد کیقباد
Partial ruins of the former mosque in 2008,
with the intact conical-domed mausoleum
Religion
AffiliationIslam (former)
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque (14th century–1918)
StatusAbandoned (partial ruins)
Location
LocationOld City, Baku
CountryAzerbaijan
Keygubad Mosque is located in Streets in Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan
Keygubad Mosque
Location of the former mosque in the Baku Old City
Geographic coordinates40°21′58″N 49°50′00″E / 40.366167°N 49.833469°E / 40.366167; 49.833469
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
Style
FounderKeyqubad I
Completed14th century
Official nameKeygubad Mosque
TypeCultural
Criteriaiv
Designated2000 (24th session)
Part ofWalled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
Reference no.958
RegionEurope/Asia
Endangered2003–2009

The Keygubad Mosque (Azerbaijani: Kеyqubаd Məscidi; Persian: مسجد کیقباد) is a historical former mosque, now in partial ruins, located on Gala turn in the Old City of Baku in Azerbaijan. The 14th century former mosque is on the south side of the mausoleum of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi.

The Keygubad Mosque forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Palace of the Shirvanshahs.

History

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The precise history and function of the building is controversial. Historically, Keygubad mosque was a building of mosque-madrasa which was adjacent to Darvish tomb. Abbasgulu Bakikhanov wrote about Bakuvi on his teaching and worshipping in the mosque:

“His prayer room, his school and his grave is in there – in the mosque.”

Shirvanshah Keyqubad I was in power in 1317–48. According to prominent researcher, S. Ashurbeyli, Keyqubad was grandfather of Sheikh Ibrahim.[1]

During 1918 events the mosque was burnt by Armenian troops.[2]: 102 

In the southern part of the lower courtyard of the Shirvanshahs Palace, only the remains of the foundation and a few arches of Keygubad mosque are left.

Architectural features

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The mosque consists of a rectangle worshipping hall and a corridor in front of it. Originally on the center of the hall, there used to be 4 columns to hold the dome.[2]: 124  A portal was adjacent to the hall along with vestibule. On the southern wall of the hall there used to be a mihrab.[2]: 102 

Together with the mausoleum and the Keygubad Mosque, the middle courtyard occupies a neutral position in the Shirvanshahs' palace complex due to its location.[2]: 103 

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  • Floor plan
    Floor plan
  • Cross section
    Cross section
  • Side view
    Side view
  • View of the mosque before its destruction
    View of the mosque before its destruction

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kеyqubаd məscidi". Archived from the original on November 15, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Fətullayev-Fiqarov, Şamil (2013). Bakının memarlıq ensiklopediyası [Architectural Encyclopedia of Baku] (in Azerbaijani). Bakı: Şərq-Qərb, Azərbaycan Respubliksı Memarlar İttifaqı. p. 528.

Bibliography

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  • Dadaşov, S.; Useynov, M. (1955). Bakının memarlıq abidələri (in Azerbaijani). Bakı: Azərbaycan SSR Elmlər Akademiyası Nəşriyyatı. p. 42.
  • Fərhadoğlu, Kamil (2006). İçərişəhər (in Azerbaijani). Bakı: Şərq-Qərb nəşriyyatı, AMEA Arxeologiya və Etnoqrafiya İnstitutu. p. 256.
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