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The Muhammad Mosque or Siniggala Mosque [a] is a former mosque, located in the Old City of Baku, Azerbaijan. The mosque was built in the 11th century. The mosque was built in the 11th century. It is the first building in Azerbaijan, which is related to Islam and dated for its architectural ligature.
The mosque was given the name Siniggala Mosque in 1723 after the Russians shelled Baku. The minaret of the oldest mosque of the city was also damaged when the artillery of Peter I, who went on offensive marches along the Caspian coast, shelled Baku on June 26 of the same year. People gave the name "Broken Castle" to the minaret, which continued ...
Mosques in Baku Name Year completedd 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 ...
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
Siniggala mosque was one of the major works completed during the reign of Shirvanshah Fariburz. Pir Husayn Khanqah, one of the most unusual buildings of Shirvan architecture, was built under order of Shirvanshah Afridun I. The Gates of Baku were constructed during the reign of Shirvanshah Manuchehr III.
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Mirza Mansur was born on January 5, 1887, in Baku. At the age of 11, he studied at a madrasa in the Siniggala Mosque and learned Persian perfectly. Mirza Mansur's father Mashadi Malik bey is known as the founder of Baku Mugham Gatherings. Mirza Mansur took his first tar lessons from the tar player Mirza Faraj Rzayev. His first mugham ...
A folk etymology explains the name Baku as derived from the Persian Bādkube (بادکوبه ), meaning "city where the wind blows", due to frequent winds blowing in Baku. However, the word Bādkube was invented only in the 16th or 17th century, whereas Baku was founded at least before the 5th century AD.