Muhammad Mosque
mosque in Azerbaijan
Key facts
- Built
- 1078
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Overview
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The Muhammad Mosque stands in Baku's walled Old City (Icheri Sheher), on Mirza Mansur Street in the Sabail district. Belonging to the Islamic architectural tradition, the building forms a single complex with the Synyk-kala minaret. Sources describe it as the oldest structure of its kind in Azerbaijan, which makes it a significant example of early religious architecture in Baku.
History
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According to the German-language source, the mosque was built in 1078–79. Its builder is recorded as Muhammad ibn Abubakr. The Synyk-kala minaret is part of the same complex.
From Wikipedia
The Muhammad Mosque or Siniggala Mosque is a former mosque, located in the Old City of Baku, Azerbaijan. 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.
Source: Wikipedia, article “Muhammad Mosque”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_(%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A_%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7)
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Mosque
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_Muhammad_(Bak%C3%BA)
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%88
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_de_Muhammed
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B0_(%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83)
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammed_Camii