The Galagayin Mosque (Azerbaijani: Qalaqayın Məscidi; Persian: مسجد قلعهقایین) is a Shia Islam mosque, located in Qalaqayın, in the Sabirabad District of Azerbaijan.
| Galagayin Mosque | |
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 The mosque in 2018 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shia Islam |
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| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Qalaqayın, Sabirabad District |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
  Location of the mosque in Azerbaijan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 39°59′19″N 48°27′37″E / 39.98861°N 48.46028°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | |
| Completed | 1657 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | Three |
| Minaret(s) | One |
| Minaret height | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Website | |
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In the stone inscriptions, it was mentioned that it was repaired in 1831 by a person named Haji Zeynalabidin.[1] It was last renovated in 1988.
The mosque is rectangular, its walls are decorated with verses of the Quran in Arabic. The mosques has a minaret and three domes. The minaret and domes are made of iron and the height of the minaret is 17 m (56 ft).
During the Soviet period, the mosque was used as a warehouse. In 1990, the building was restored as a mosque.[2]
Gallery
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Writing in the mosque
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Управление делами Президента Азербайджанской Республики. Административно-территориальное деление. С. 120" (PDF). preslib.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ Azərbaycan Respublikası məscidlərinin ensiklopediyası (in Azerbaijani). Bakı. 2001.
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External links
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Media related to Qalaqayın məscidi at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Azerbaijani)
- "MƏDƏNİYYƏT SAHƏSİNDƏ ELEKTRON MƏLUMAT SİSTEMİ". mes.mctgov.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on October 25, 2021.[clarification needed]
- "Sabirabad Regional Mədəniyyət İdarəsi". sabirabad.mctgov.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on November 29, 2020.[clarification needed]
- "Azərbaycan Respublikası ərazisində dövlət mühafizəsinə götürülmüş daşınmaz tarix və mədəniyyət abidələrinin əhəmiyyət dərəcələrinə görə bölgüsünün təsdiq edilməsi haqqında" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on August 16, 2018.
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