Haji Shahla Mosque
Also known as: Haji Shahla Mosque
Mosque in Balakhany, Baku, Azerbaijan
Key facts
- Built
- 1385
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Overview
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The Haji Shahla Mosque is an architectural monument of the fourteenth century in the town of Balakhani, in Baku's Sabunchu district. An inscription on the building records when it was built and who commissioned it: it was erected in 1385–1386 by order of Haji Shahla. Sources also describe it as a former mosque. The building is included in Azerbaijan's list of significant immovable historical and cultural monuments and is protected as part of the country's cultural heritage.
History
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According to its inscription, the mosque was built in 787 AH (1385/1386 CE), during the period of the Shirvanshahs. It was commissioned by Haji Shahla bin Shakir bin Mustafa Koskin. The inscription also names the builder: the master architect Arif, son of the master Musa Jibal.
After Azerbaijan regained its independence, the building was entered in the country's list of significant immovable historical and cultural monuments, by Cabinet of Ministers decision no. 132 of 2 August 2001.
From Wikipedia
The Haji Shahla Mosque (Azerbaijani: Hacı Şəhla məscidi, Persian: مسجد حاجی شهلا) is a former mosque and architectural monument located in the Balakhany town of Baku, in Azerbaijan. The inscription on the mosque indicates that it was built in 787 AH (1385/1386 CE) under the Iranian Shirvanshahs and by the order of Haji Shahla bin Shakir bin Mustafa Koskin, constructed by the master architect Arif, son of the master Musa Jibal.
After Azerbaijan regained independence, the building was included in the list of significant immovable historical and cultural monuments of the country by the decision numbered 132 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on August 2, 2001.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%8A_%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haji_Shahla_Mosque
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AC%DB%8C_%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Hadji_Chahla
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8_%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BB%D0%B0
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hac%C4%B1_%C5%9Eehla_Cami