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The Juma Mosque (Azerbaijani: Cümə məscidi), also known as the Friday Mosque, is a Shia Islam mosque, located in Baku, Azerbaijan. [ 1 ] An inscription on the mosque mentions that “Amir Sharaf al-Din Mahmud ordered the restoration of this mosque in the month of Rajab AH 709 (1309/1310)”.
Name Images Location Year/century G Remarks Agdam Mosque: Aghdam: 1868–1870: TS: Ajdarbey Mosque: Baku: 1912–1913: TS: Ali Mosque: Boradigah (): Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque
The Juma Mosque of Shamakhi is considered the first mosque in the Caucasus after cathedral Juma Mosque of Derbent, that was constructed in 734. The construction date of the Juma Mosque is dated from the governance period of Caliphate ’s vicar in the Caucasus and Dagestan , Arabic commander Maslam ibn Abd-al Melik, brother of Umayyad caliph ...
Mosques in Baku Name Year completed Image Notes Jinn Mosque: 14th century: Takyeh (Old City, Baku) 13th century: Molla Ahmad Mosque: 1300: Haci Bani Mosque: 16th century: Chin Mosque: 1375: Gileyli Mosque: 1309: Khidir Mosque: 1301: Sayyid Yahya Murtuza Mosque: 17th century: Sheikh Ibrahim Mosque: 1416: Juma Mosque (Baku) 1899: Ashur Mosque ...
The Bibi-Heybat Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan. Islam is the majority religion in Azerbaijan, but the country is considered to be the most secular in the Muslim world. [5] Estimates include 90% (The World Factbook, 2020) [6] and 99.2% (Pew Research Center, 2006) [7] of the population identifying as Muslim.
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On the second inscription, written in Thuluth script on the stone at the right side of the entrance of the mosque reads, when translated into English: [4]. In the 13th century of the Hijri calendar, all the people of Balakan, including high-ranking officials, reached an agreement to consider everyone's wishes and build a beautiful and eye-catching Juma Mosque that would attract the attention ...
The mosque's interior measures 42 by 20 m (138 by 66 ft). It does not have a dome, and its minaret is round and made of baked brick. The dome of the minaret is covered with white metal sheets and has an octagonal shape. The roof of the mosque is also covered with white metal sheets. [1]: 107 The mosque was opened for public use in 1906. [4]