Galagayin Mosque
| Galagayin Mosque | |
|---|---|
Qalaqayın Məscidi | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Shia |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Qalaqayın |
| State | Sabirabad District |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Date established | 1657 |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Minaret height | 17 m |
| Website | |
| www.qafqazislam.com | |
The Galagayin Mosque (Azerbaijani: Qalaqayın Məscidi) is a mosque in Qalaqayın, Sabirabad District, Azerbaijan.
In the stone inscriptions, it was mentioned that it was repaired in 1831 by a person named Haji Zeynalabidin.[1] It was last renovated in 1988.
The mosque is rectangular in shape, its walls are decorated with verses of the Quran in Arabic. This house of worship has a minaret and three domes. The minaret is made of iron and its height is 17 meters. Domes are also made of iron and are located on the roof of the mosque.
During the Soviet period, the chapel was used as a warehouse. In 1990, the activity of the mosque was restored.[2]
Gallery
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References
[edit]- ^ "Управление делами Президента Азербайджанской Республики. Административно-территориальное деление. С. 120" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ Azərbaycan Respublikası məscidlərinin ensiklopediyası. Bakı-2001.
External links
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- mes.mctgov.az. Archived 2021-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
- sabirabad.mctgov.az Archived 2020-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
- "Azərbaycan Respublikası ərazisində dövlət mühafizəsinə götürülmüş daşınmaz tarix və mədəniyyət abidələrinin əhəmiyyət dərəcələrinə görə bölgüsünün təsdiq edilməsi haqqında" Archived 2018-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
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