Imam Hussein Mosque
Also known as: Imam Hussein Mosque
mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan
Key facts
- Built
- 1896
- Architect
- Adolf Eichler
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Overview
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The Imam Hussein Mosque stands on Suleyman Tagizade Street in the Yasamal district of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. It is also known as the Ashumov Mosque. The building was completed in 1896, at the end of the 19th century, and its architect is recorded as Adolf Eichler. It is regarded as both a historical and an architectural monument, and it is listed among the immovable historical and cultural monuments of local significance in Azerbaijan.
History
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The mosque was completed in 1896. By decision No. 132 of the Cabinet of Azerbaijan, dated 2 August 2001, it was added to the list of immovable historical and cultural monuments of local significance.
In 2017 a large-scale renovation and restoration of the building began. The mosque reopened in 2018 and resumed its use as a place of worship.
From Wikipedia
The Imam Hussein Mosque (Azerbaijani: İmam Hüseyn məscidi), also known as the Ashumov Mosque, is a mosque and historical architectural monument, located in the city of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
Completed in 1896, the former mosque was included in the list of local significant immovable historical and cultural monuments by the decision of the Cabinet of Azerbaijan on August 2, 2001, numbered 132.
Following its restoration, the mosque continued to operate as a place of worship.
Source: Wikipedia, article “Imam Hussein Mosque (Baku)”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
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