Mosque of the Martyrs

Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan

Mosque of the Martyrs
(Shahid's Mosque)

* Arabic: مسجد الشهداء (باكو)
* (Azerbaijani: Şəhidlər Məscidi)

The mosque in 2009

Religion
Affiliation| Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status| Mosque
Leadership| Imam Ilgar Ibrahimoglu
Status| Active
Location
Location| Martyrs' Lane, Baku
Country| Azerbaijan

Location of the mosque in Baku

Geographic coordinates| 40°21′31″N 49°49′40″E﻿ / ﻿40.35861°N 49.82778°E﻿ / 40.35861; 49.82778
Architecture
Type| Mosque architecture
Style| Ottoman
Groundbreaking| c. 1990
Completed| 1996
Specifications
Dome(s)| Two
Minaret(s)| Two
Materials| Stone

The Mosque of the Martyrs or the Martyrs' Mosque (Baku) (Arabic: مسجد الشهداء (باكو)), officially the Alley of Martyrs' Mosque, also known as the Turkish Mosque[1] and Shahid's Mosque (Azerbaijani: Şəhidlər Məscidi), is a Sunni Islam mosque, located near the Martyrs' Lane (also known as Alley of Martyrs), in the Upland Park district of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

## Overview

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Construction of the mosque commenced at the beginning of the 1990s with the assistance of the Turkish government and was completed in 1996. Repairs were completed on the mosque in 2007 and the mosque closed for further repairs in 2009.[2] The closure was attributed by some to disagreements between the Azerbaijani and Turkish governments regarding Armenia.[1]

As of December 2012[update], the mosque was used as an official residence of religious attaché of the Turkish embassy.[3][4] In 2017 the President of Turkey, Abdullah Gül, visited the mosque.[5]

The 154th ayah from Al-Baqara chapter of Quran is written on the façade of the mosque in Arabic and Turkish, and translated into English, reads:

> "Do not say "Dead!" about those, who died for the sake of Allah. No, they are alive! But you do not feel."

## See also

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* Islam portal
* Azerbaijan portal

* Islam in Azerbaijan
* List of mosques in Azerbaijan
* List of mosques in Baku

## References

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1. ^ a b "Turkish Mosque In Baku Closed For 'Repairs'". Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe. April 28, 2009.
2. ^ Balci, Bayram; Goyushov, Altay [in Azerbaijani] (2012). "Azerbaijan". In Nielsen, Jørgen; Akgönül, Samim; Alibašic, Ahmet; Racius, Egdunas (eds.). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe. Vol. 4\. BRILL. ISBN 9789004225213.
3. ^ "3 Yıl Sonra İlk Namaz Kılındı". TRT Haber (in Turkish). December 19, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
4. ^ Tikit, Özcan (February 27, 2013). "Bakü'de Hocalı öfkesi büyüyor". Habertürk (in Turkish). Retrieved September 30, 2013.
5. ^ "Abdullah Gül visits Mosque of Martyrs in Baku". Report News Agency. April 12, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2024.

## External links

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Media related to Martyrs' Mosque (Baku) at Wikimedia Commons

* Corley, Felix (May 27, 2010). "AZERBAIJAN: Another mosque threatened, two others reprieved – for now?". Forum18. Oslo, Norway. Retrieved December 26, 2024.

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