Heydar Mosque

Heydar Mosque (Azerbaijani: Heydər Məscidi) is an Azerbaijani mosque named after the former President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev located in the Binəqədi raion of Baku. The opening ceremony of the mosque was held 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. The façade of the building decorated with special stones based on the Shirvan-Absheron architectural style. It has four 95m-height minarets. It has 55m-height main and 35m-height second domes. Verses from the Holy Qur'an were written on the sides of domes.[1] The Caucasian Muslim Office appointed Imam Hafiz Abbasov and Akhund Rufet Garayev for the Sunni and Shia sects, respectively.[2] 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.

Heydar Mosque
Heydər Məscidi
Location
LocationBinəqədi, Baku, Azerbaijan
Architecture
TypeMosque
Date established26 December 2014
Site area12,000 m2

History

The order to build the Heydar Mosque was given by Ilham Aliyev 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.[3]

See also

References
  1. Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of Heydar Mosque in Baku
  2. "Imam and akhund appointed at Heydar Mosque". Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  3. "Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi - XƏBƏRLƏR » Tədbirlər". president.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2018-11-10.

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