Badoyun Mosque

Bədöyün Mosque — a historic-architectural monument known among the local population as Badavun Mosque and Bədöy Mosque. It is located in the village of Diyallı, Ismayilli District, Azerbaijan. The monument was included in the list of locally significant immovable historical and cultural monuments by the decision No. 132 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated August 2, 2001.

History

The construction date of the mosque belongs to the year 1791. The mosque was built by a person named Haji Qurban.

There are eight inscriptions on the monument. Seven of them are in Arabic, and one is in Azerbaijani written with Arabic script. After the religious hadith texts recorded on two inscriptions, the dates Hijri 1295 (1878) and Hijri 1323 (1905) are noted.

During the Soviet period the mosque was used as a carpet workshop. Since 1990 the activity of the mosque has been restored.

Restoration

In the years 1990-1997 the mosque was repaired several times with the efforts of the local population.

In 2019, while on a visit to the settlement of Lahıc in Ismayilli District, the First Vice President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva was asked by residents to assist in the repair of Bədöyün Mosque. The First Vice President went to the mosque, became acquainted with the situation and gave an order for comprehensive repair.

After that, based on a memorandum signed between the State Tourism Agency and the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, it was decided to carry out archaeological research work on the monument before restoration works. Archaeological excavations on the monument’s territory were led by Akif Guliyev, head of the Lahıc archaeological expedition of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography.

After research and restoration works, in November 2021 the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the First Vice President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva participated in the ceremony of reopening the Badoyun Mosque.

As a result of the works, the mosque has been restored in accordance with its original form. The mosque's minaret has been rebuilt, an ablution facility has been constructed. The women's cells and nets intended for the mosque have been returned to their previous appearance.

Architectural features

The building is made of meadow stone. The mosque building consists of two floors. The part intended for women is on the second floor. In the room on the left side of the entrance is the tomb of one of the previous imams of the mosque.