The Haji Alakbar Mosque (Azerbaijani: Hacı Ələkbər məscidi), also spelt as Haji Alekber Mosque, was a Shia Islam mosque located in Fuzuli, Azerbaijan. Completed in 1890 by Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi, a renowned architect, the mosque was subsequently destroyed, most likely in the 1990s.
| Haji Alakbar Mosque | |
|---|---|
Azerbaijani: Hacı Ələkbər məscidi | |
 The mosque ruins, in winter 2021 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shia Islam (former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status |
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| Status | Destroyed |
| Location | |
| Location | Fuzuli |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Islamic architecture |
| Completed | 1890 |
| Destroyed | c. 1990s |
| Minaret(s) | Two |
Overview
editKarabakhiwho built the Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque and Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque in Shusha, Aghdam Mosque, mosques in Horadiz and Qocahmadli villages, Tatar mosque in Odesa, Ukraine, and Qababaghlilar Mosque in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[1]
This former mosque and monument of Islamic architecture is among 300 religious monuments of Karabakh and is famous for its structure along with Qiyas ad Din Mosque, also located in Fuzuli.[2] Fuzuli, along with the Haji Alakbar Mosque, was occupied by Armenian forces in 1993,[3][4] and its condition was unknown during the occupation. However, after the recapture of the city by Azerbaijan, it was found to be destroyed.[5][6]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "XVIII-XIX ƏSRLƏRDƏ QARABAĞDA MEMARLIQ". garabagh.ws (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ^ "Elmi-təcrübi konfrans". ihq.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ^ "XIX əsrdə memarlığın inkişafı". Azerbaijan Tourism (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ "Tarixi türbənin harayı". 525.az (in Azerbaijani). 15 January 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ "2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Armenia". United States Department of State. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Haji Alakbar Mosque". MCT.gov.az. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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