Boyuk Bazar Mosque
The Boyuk Bazar Mosque (Azerbaijani: Böyük Bazar məscidi) is a mosque in the city of Lankaran, Azerbaijan.[1] By the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 2 August 2001, the mosque was taken under the state protection as an architectural monument of history and culture of local significance (No. 4805).[2]
| Boyuk Bazar Mosque | |
|---|---|
Azerbaijani: Böyük Bazar məscidi | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Lankaran |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
  Location within Azerbaijan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 38.7515°N 48.8470°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Style | Islamic architecture |
| Completed | 18-19 centuries |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 m² |
| Minaret height | 36 m |
| Materials | brick |
Description
The mosque was built in the early years of the 19th century and is currently the oldest mosque in the city.[3] The walls of the mosque are built of red baked bricks, the roof is covered with ceramic tiles.
The mosque got its name thanks to its location - the place Boyuk Bazar (Big Bazaar) in the center of Lankaran.[4] Until 1929, there were six takyas in the mosque. their names were taken on behalf of those who built them. Takya Karbalaya Hussein, General Mir Abbas Khan Talyshinsky, the Karimovs, Hadji Manaf and Hadji Alasgar were destroyed after the Soviet occupation in the 1930s. Takya Haji Hajiagi Akbarov remained unchanged. From the mosque in 1938-1980 used as a bread factory, in 1980-1990 there was a gallery.[1]
The mosque consists of a main and auxiliary buildings, and one minaret. The original minaret of the mosque was destroyed by the Soviet regime, and in 1995 a new 36-meter minaret was built. The area of the mosque is 500 m², and 550 people can pray in the mosque at the same time.[5]
Photos
Details of the facade of the mosque
Takya of Haji Hajiagi Akbarov
Takya of Haji Hajiagi Akbarov
See also
References
- Mirhaşım Talışlı, Etibar Əhədov (2017). Lənkəran Ensiklopedik Məlumat (PDF). Baku: 3 saylı Bakı Mətbəəsi. pp. 97–98. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-06.
- "Azərbaycan Respublikası Mədəniyyət Nazirliyi Mədəni İrsin Qorunması, İnkişafı və Bərpası üzrə Dövlət Xidməti". heritage.gov.az. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- "Lənkəran şəhəri, Böyük Bazar məscidi". scwra.gov.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- "Lənkəran mədəniyyəti" (in Azerbaijani). lenkeran-ih.gov.az. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- "Lənkəranda yerləşən Böyük Bazar məscidi" (in Azerbaijani). baku-art.com. January 25, 2021. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
