Gasimbey Mosque
Also known as: Gasimbey Mosque
Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan
Key facts
- Built
- 1892
- Architect
- Meşedi Mirza Gafar İsmailov
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Overview
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The Gasimbey Mosque is a historic place of worship and architectural monument in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. It stands on Hazi Aslanov Street in the Yasamal district. The architect is recorded as Meshedi Mirza Gafar Ismailov. The building reflects the Shirvan-Absheron architectural school and Islamic architecture more broadly, and it is listed among Azerbaijan's cultural heritage monuments.
History
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Our records give 1892 as the year the mosque was built, while the sources state that construction was completed in 1896. By decision No. 132 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan, dated 2 August 2001, the building was entered in the list of immovable historical and cultural monuments of local significance.
The mosque was left abandoned during the Soviet period. After Azerbaijan regained its independence, the building returned to use as a mosque.
From Wikipedia
The Gasimbey Mosque is a mosque and historical architectural monument, located in the city of Baku, Azerbaijan.
Completed in 1896, the mosque was included in the list of local significant immovable historical and cultural monuments by decision No. 132 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on August 2, 2001.
Abandoned during Soviet occupation, after Azerbaijan regained its independence, the building resumed its purpose as a mosque.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%83
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasimbey_Mosque
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%93%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8B%D0%BC%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B9
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kas%C4%B1mbey_Camii