Haji Javad Mosque
Haji Javad Mosque | |
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Hacı Cavad məscidi | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Location | |
Municipality | Baku |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
Completed | 12 April 2018 |
Demolished | April 2017 (old building) |
Specifications | |
Interior area | 400 m2 (4,300 sq ft) |
Minaret height | 33.7 m (111 ft) |
Site area | 1,200 m2 (13,000 sq ft) |
Haji Javad Mosque (Azerbaijani: Hacı Cavad məscidi) is a mosque located in Baku, Azerbaijan in Yasamal District.[1]
History
The previous building of mosque had three inscriptions which state that the building was built in 1305 according to the Muslim calendar. The initiator of mosque building was the merchant Haji Javad. The internal area was 12 m (39 ft) wide by 18 m (59 ft), with a height of 6 m (20 ft) from the floor to the ceiling and 9 m (30 ft) from the floor to the dome. The building also had a place for Islamic religion school-madrasa.
During the Soviet era the mosque building was converted into a kindergarten and living areas. After the USSR, the collapsed mosque was repaired and opened for believers.
In April 2017, the demolition of the mosque caused unrest among the locals and sparked protests. Later in the year, per a presidential decree, a mosque of the same name was built on Abbas Mirza Sharifzade Street.[2][3]
New building
The new building was completed on April 12, 2018. The total area of the mosque is 1,200 m2 (13,000 sq ft), 400 m2 (4,300 sq ft) of which is praying hall. Height was increased up to 18 m (59 ft) and minaret's height is 33.7 m (111 ft). Walls are decorated with ornaments and verses from the Quran.[citation needed]
See also
- Islam in Azerbaijan
- List of mosques in Azerbaijan
References
- ^ "132 - Azərbaycan Respublikası ərazisində dövlət mühafizəsinə götürülmüş daşınmaz tarix və mədəniyyət abidələrinin əhəmiyyət dərəcələrinə görə bölgüsünün təsdiq edilməsi haqqında". www.e-qanun.az. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Sökülmək istənən "Hacı Cavad" məscidi dini icmasından prezidentə AÇIQ MƏKTUB". İslamazeri.com Xəbər Portalı. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Узел, Кавказский. "Мечеть "Гаджи Джавад" снесена в Баку". Кавказский Узел. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
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