Jinn Mosque
Also known as: Jinn 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 Jinn Mosque is a historic building in the Old City (İçərişəhər) of Baku, Azerbaijan, on Boyuk Gala Street. It forms part of the Palace of the Shirvanshahs complex and stands at the Gala turn. Dated to the 14th century, the mosque is classed within Islamic architecture and the Shirvan-Absheron school of architecture. It is registered as a cultural heritage monument in Azerbaijan, and the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, of which it is a part, is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
History
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The building is dated to the 14th century in the sources, and our record gives the year of construction as 1375. It is described as a work of the Shirvanshahs.
It was registered as a national architectural monument by decision No. 132 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, dated 2 August 2001.
From Wikipedia
The Jinn Mosque (Azerbaijani: Cin məscidi, Persian: مسجد جن) is a former mosque, located on Gala turn, in the Palace of the Shirvanshahs in the Old City of Baku, in Azerbaijan.
The 14th century former mosque built by the Iranian Shirvanshahs was 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. The Jin Mosque forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Palace of the Shirvanshahs.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86_(%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinn_Mosque
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_Jinn
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AC%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%88
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Djin
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BD