Great Mosque of Bibi-Heybat
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The Great Mosque of Bibi-Heybat is a historic Shia Islamic mosque and pilgrimage site in Baku, Azerbaijan, renowned for its reconstructed medieval architecture and religious significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Mosque of Bibi-Heybat canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shia mosque
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mosque ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Azerbaijani
ⓘ
Islamic ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Shirvanshah Farrukhzad II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
shrine of Ukeyma Khanum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tomb of Ukeyma Khanum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| demolishedBy | Soviet authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demolitionYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| denomination | Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
pilgrimage destination
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
ⓘ
mausoleum ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ separate women’s section ⓘ |
| hasMinaret | yes ⓘ |
| heritage | Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
Arabic
ⓘ
Azerbaijani ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baku
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bibiheybat settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Caspian Sea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Caucasian Muslims Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Baku Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baku–Salyan highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
ceremonial reopening after reconstruction
ⓘ
complete destruction during Soviet anti-religious campaign ⓘ |
| numberOfMinarets | 2 ⓘ |
| originalBuilder | Shirvanshahs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalConstructionCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| originalConstructionPeriod | Shirvanshah dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageTradition |
making vows and offerings
ⓘ
visiting shrine of Ukeyma Khanum ⓘ |
| reconstructedUnder |
Heydar Aliyev
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructionCompleted | 2000s ⓘ |
| reconstructionStart | 1990s ⓘ |
| region | Absheron Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
major Shia pilgrimage site in Azerbaijan
ⓘ
symbol of Islamic revival in post-Soviet Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| veneratedFigure |
Ukeyma Khanum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
descendants of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
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