Omar Efendi mosque
Also known as: Omar Efendi mosque
A 19th-century mosque located in the historical center of Shaki, Azerbaijan.
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The Omar Efendi Mosque is a 19th-century monument in the city of Shaki (Sheki), Azerbaijan. It stands in the historic centre of Sheki, an area of about 120 hectares that includes the Khan's Palace and was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2019. The building is associated with the Arran architectural school and is recognised as a cultural heritage monument in Azerbaijan. Sources describe it as a former mosque that is now preserved as a historical and architectural monument.
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The Omar Efendi Mosque (Azerbaijani: Ömər Əfəndi məscidi; Arabic: مسجد عمر أفندي (شاكي)) is a former mosque and cultural historical and architectural monument of the 19th century located in the city of Shaki, Azerbaijan.
The former mosque and current monument is located within the Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace, a 120 ha (300-acre) UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed in 2019.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1_%D8%A3%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A_(%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Efendi_Mosque
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%9E%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%AD%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96mer_Efendi_Camii