Chin Mosque
Also known as: Chin Mosque
A mosque and historical architectural monument located in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Key facts
- Built
- 1375
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Overview
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The Chin Mosque stands in the Old City of Baku, the walled historic quarter of Azerbaijan's capital, close to the Palace of the Shirvanshahs. It is also known as the Gazi Fezlullah bin Osman Mosque. Our records give 1375 as the year of construction, and the sources place its completion in the 14th century. The building is associated with the Shirvan-Absheron school of Islamic architecture. It no longer functions as a mosque; it is registered as a national architectural monument of Azerbaijan and now houses a numismatic museum that forms part of the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan.
History
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According to the record, the building dates from 1375, and the sources describe it as completed in the 14th century. By a decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan dated 2 August 2001 (No. 132), it was registered as a national architectural monument. No longer in use as a mosque, it was repurposed in 2012 as a numismatic museum under the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan.
From Wikipedia
The Chin Mosque (Azerbaijani: Çin məscidi; ; Arabic: مسجد تشين), also known as the Gazi Fezlullah bin Osman Mosque, is a historical former mosque, located on Kichik Gala street, near the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, in the Old City of Baku, in Azerbaijan. Completed in the 14th century, the building is registered as a national architectural monument by the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated August 2, 2001, No. 132.
No longer operating as a mosque, the building was repurposed in 2012 as a numismatic museum, part of the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%86
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chin_Mosque
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_Chin
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%DA%86%DB%8C%D9%86_(%D8%A8%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%88)
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Chin
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%A7%D0%B8%D0%BD
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87in_Camii