Haji Heybat Mosque

Haji Heybat mosque (Azerbaijani: Hacı Heybət məscidi) is a historical mosque of the XVIII century. It is a part of Old City and located on Kichik Gala street, in the city of Baku, in Azerbaijan.

Haji Heybat mosque
Azerbaijani: Hacı Heybət məscidi
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
Location Old City, Baku
Country Azerbaijan
Location within Azerbaijan
Geographic coordinates40.3672088°N 49.833346°E / 40.3672088; 49.833346
Architecture
Architect(s)Haji Heybat ibn Amir Ali
StyleIslamic architecture, Architectural school of Shirvan-Absheron
Completed1791

History

The mosque was built in 1791 (1206 of Hijri calendar). It was constructed by architect Hаji Hеybat Amir Ali оghlu.[1]

Architectural features

The mosque is small and it is on the row of neighborhoods. In plan, the mosque is in the form of a quadrangle. It consists of a square shaped vestibule, a service room and a worshipping room with niches.[2]

The architectural-constructive structure of the mosque is in a local style. The mosque also consists of stone domes and pointed arches. Simply expressed entrance with crown and epigraphic inscriptions on topics of Quran and information about the architect of the monument indicate value of the mosque. At interior of the worshipping room, in one of the corners, there is a grave of the architect and his wife.[2][1]

  • Different views of the mosque

See also

References
  1. "Hacı Heybət məscidi" (in Azerbaijani). icherisheher.gov.az. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. "Hacı Heybət məscidi (1791)" (in Azerbaijani). kataloq.gomap.az. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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