Heydar Mosque Explained

Heydar Mosque
Native Name:Heydər Məscidi
Native Name Lang:az
Map Type:Azerbaijan Baku#Azerbaijan
Map Relief:y
Religious Affiliation:Islam
Location:Binəqədi, Baku, Azerbaijan
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Organizational Status:-->
Ownership:Mubariz Gurbanli, The Chairman of Religious Association of Azerbaijan.
Governing Body:Government of The Republic Of Azerbaijan.
Leadership:The Caucasian Muslim Office appointed İmam Hafiz Abbasov and Akhund Rufet Garayev.
Architect:Ədalət Məmmədov
Architecture Type:Mosque
Architecture Style:Islamic
Ottoman
Srivan-Absheron Architectural Style(Based in The Azerbaijan)
Funded By:İt was funded by The Government of Azerbaijan.
Established:26 December 2014
Groundbreaking:Construction started in Sept. 2012.
Year Completed:İn The end of year 2014
Construction Cost:Unknown
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Capacity:≈75,000 Persons At a time
Length:12,000m²
Width:4,200 square meters
Height Max:55m
Dome Quantity:35m
Minaret Height:95m
Site Area:12,000 m2
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Heydar Mosque (Azerbaijani: Heydər Məscidi) is an Azerbaijani mosque named after Heydar Aliyev (who preceded his son as president of Azerbaijan), in the Binəqədi raion of Baku. It officially opened on 26 December 2014.

The mosque covers a total area of 12,000 m2 and the internal area of the building covers a total area of 4,200 square meters. Verses from The Quran are written on the side of the mosque's domes.

The Caucasian Muslim Office appointed Imam Hafiz Abbasov and Akhund Rufet Garayev for the Sunni and Shia sects, respectively.[1]

Mubariz Gurbanli, the chairman to the State Committee on Religious Associations of the Republic of Azerbaijan said that Heydar Mosque is a separate complex. This building is attached to the Executive Power of Baku City and managed on the basis of relevant regulations.

History

The order to build the Heydar Mosque was given by Ilham Aliyev, president and the son of the mosque's namesake, in mid-2012. Construction work began in September 2012 and was completed at the end of 2014. The official opening ceremony of the mosque took place on 26 December 2014, in which Ilham Aliyev, his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva, the Chairman of the Coordinating Council of the Muftis of the North Caucasus and the Mufti of Karachay-Cherkessia Ismail Berdyev, the Head of the Diocese of Baku and Azerbaijan of the Russian Orthodox Church Father Alexander, Chairman of the Baku Religious Community of Mountain Jews Melih Evdaev, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Office of Muslims of the Caucasus in the Russian Federation Shafik Pshikhachev and chairman of the Caucasian Muslims Office Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade took part.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Imam and akhund appointed at Heydar Mosque . 2017-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170916182538/http://en.apa.az/azerbaijan-politics/domestic-news/imam-and-akhund-appointed-at-heydar-mosque.html . 2017-09-16 . dead .
  2. Web site: Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi - XƏBƏRLƏR » Tədbirlər. president.az. az. 2018-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180905154134/https://president.az/articles/13889. 2018-09-05. dead.