Khan's Mosque
Also known as: Khan's Mosque
mosque in Shaki, Azerbaijan
Key facts
- Built
- 1769
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Overview
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The Khan's Mosque is an 18th-century mosque in the city of Sheki, Azerbaijan, located on Səidə İmanzadə Street. Our records date its construction to 1769 and associate it with the Shirvan-Absheron architectural school. It was formerly known as the First Khan Mosque. The mosque lies within the historic centre of Sheki, which is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and it is registered as a cultural heritage monument in Azerbaijan.
History
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According to the record, the mosque was built in 1769. On 2 August 2001 it was entered in the list of local historical and cultural monuments by Decision No. 132 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan.
On 7 July 2019 it became part of the UNESCO World Heritage property covering the Historic Centre of Sheki and the Khan's Palace.
From Wikipedia
The Shaki Khan's Mosque (Azerbaijani: Şəki xan Məscidi, Persian: مسجد شکی خان), previously the First Khan Mosque (Azerbaijani: Birinci xan Məscidi, Persian: مسجد اول خان), is an 18th-century mosque located in the city of Shaki, Azerbaijan.
The mosque was included in the list of local historical and cultural monuments by the decision No. 132 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on August 2, 2001. On July 7, 2019, as part of the "Khan's Palace, Sheki's Historical Center", the Shaki Xan Mosque was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D8%B4%D9%83%D9%8A
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaki_Khan%27s_Mosque
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B4%DA%A9%DB%8C
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eeki_Han_Camii