Ajdarbey Mosque
{{Short description|Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan}}
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| native_name = {{ubl|{{langx|ar|Əjdərbəy Məscidi}}|{{langx|ar|مسجد أجدر باي}}}}
| image = Ajdarbey Mosque Baku.jpg
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| caption = The mosque in 2016
| location = Samed Vurgun Street, Baku
| country = Azerbaijan
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| map_caption = Location of the mosque in Baku
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| religious_affiliation = Islam
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| status = Mosque {{bulleted list|{{small|(1913–1917)}}|{{small|(since 1945)}}}}
| functional_status = Active
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| architect = Zivar bey Ahmadbeyov
| architecture_type = {{nowrap|Mosque architecture}}
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| groundbreaking = 2 March 1912
| year_completed = 1913
| funded_by = Haji Ajdar bey Ashurbeyov
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| capacity = 3,000 worshipers
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The Ajdarbey Mosque ({{langx|az|Əjdərbəy Məscidi}}; {{langx|ar|مسجد أجدر باي}}), also known as the Blue Mosque{{cite web |url=https://www.ourbaku.com/index.php/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83_%28%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BA%29 |title=Старые мечети Баку (список) |publisher=Наш Баку |lang=ru |accessdate=2 July 2016}} and the Ittifag Mosque, is a mosque, located in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was built from 2 March 1912 to 3 December 1913 and is located on Samed Vurgun Street, formerly Krasnovodskaya Street,{{cite book |last=Фатуллаев-Фигаров |first=Шамиль Сейфулла оглы |title=Архитектурная энциклопедия Баку |year=1998 |publisher=Международная Академия Архитектуры Стран Востока |location=Baku |pages=331–333 |lang=ru }} north of the city center.
Overview
The project of the mosque was made by the architect Zivar bay Ahmadbayov, and the construction was sponsored by Haji Ajdar bey Ashurbeyov. The Kanni-Tepe city quarter, where the mosque was built, was at the time filled by one-floor private houses. The building of the mosque has an angle of approximately 45 degrees to Krasnovodskaya Street so that the building could be better appreciated. For the same purpose, it was built on the slope of the hill.
The architecture is simple; there is a big domed prayer room, with a blue interior to the dome ceiling, and a minaret next to it. An iwan is from the east of the prayer room, and a mihrab is from the south and the west. The dome is put on a tall tholobate, to enhance the volume. There is extensive and fine stone carving covering the walls. It was made by Salman Atayev, who also worked on other buildings in Baku constructed in the 1910s.
During Soviet occupation of Azerbaijan, worship at the mosque ceased; and was resumed following World War II.{{cite web |url=https://bakutravelguide.com/en/ajdarbay-mosque-baku/ |title=Ajdarbay Mosque |work=Baku Travel Guide |date=2024 |access-date=23 December 2024 }} A grant of 3 million manats was awarded in 2010 by President Ilham Aliyev to restore the partially damaged mosque{{cite press release |url=https://azertag.az/en/xeber/president_ilham_aliyev_earmarks_azn_3_million_for_reconstruction_of_ajdarbey_mosque-591454 |title=PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV EARMARKS AZN 3 MILLION FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF AJDARBEY MOSQUE |publisher=Azertag: The Azerbaijan State News Agency |date=25 May 2010 |access-date=23 December 2024 }} and Aliyev opened the restored mosque in 2011.{{cite press release |url=https://president.az/en/articles/view/3856 |title=Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of the Ajdarbay Mosque in Baku after major overhaul and reconstruction |publisher=President of the Republic of Azerbaijan |date=22 December 2011 |access-date=23 December 2024 }}
See also
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References
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External links
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Category:20th-century mosques in Azerbaijan
Category:Mosque buildings with domes in Azerbaijan
Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in Azerbaijan