Haji Heybat Mosque Explained

Building Name:Haji Heybat mosque
Native Name:Azerbaijani: Hacı Heybət məscidi
Map Type:Azerbaijan
Coordinates:40.3672°N 49.8333°W
Religious Affiliation:Islam
Architect:Haji Heybat ibn Amir Ali
Architecture Style:Islamic architecture, Architectural school of Shirvan-Absheron
Year Completed:1791

Haji Heybat mosque (Azerbaijani: Hacı Heybət məscidi) is a historical mosque of the 18th century. It is a part of Old City and located on Kichik Gala street, in the city of Baku, in Azerbaijan.

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.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hacı Heybət məscidi. icherisheher.gov.az. az. 14 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180628053442/http://www.icherisheher.gov.az/static,21/lang,az/#monument56. 28 June 2018. dead.
  2. Web site: Hacı Heybət məscidi (1791). kataloq.gomap.az. az. 14 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Hacı Heybət məscidi (1791). kataloq.gomap.az. az. 14 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Hacı Heybət məscidi. icherisheher.gov.az. az. 14 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180628053442/http://www.icherisheher.gov.az/static,21/lang,az/#monument56. 28 June 2018. dead.