Haji Heybat Mosque

Haji Heybat mosque
Azerbaijani: Hacı Heybət məscidi
Location within Azerbaijan
Basic information
Location Old City, Baku
Geographic coordinates 40°22′02″N 49°50′00″E / 40.3672088°N 49.833346°E / 40.3672088; 49.833346
Affiliation Islam
Country Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Architectural description
Architect(s) Haji Heybat ibn Amir Ali
Architectural style Islamic architecture, Architectural school of Shirvan-Absheron
Completed 1791

Haji Heybat mosque (Azerbaijani: Hacı Heybət məscidi) is a historical mosque of the XVIII century. It is a part of Old City and located on Kichik Gala street, in the city of Baku, in Azerbaijan.

History

The mosque was built in 1791 (1206 of Hijri calendar). It was constructed by architect Hаji Hеybat Amir Ali оghlu.[1]

Architectural features

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-constructive structure of the mosque is in a local style. The mosque also consists of stone domes and pointed arches. Simply expressed entrance with crown and epigraphic insciptions on topics of Quran and information about the architect of the monument indicate value of the mosque. At interior of the worshipping room, in one of the corners, there is a grave of the architect and his wife.[2][1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Hacı Heybət məscidi" (in Azerbaijani). icherisheher.gov.az. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Hacı Heybət məscidi (1791)" (in Azerbaijani). kataloq.gomap.az. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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