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Albatty Mosque — a historical-architectural monument built in 1878, a mosque. It is located in the village of Fatmaya, Azerbaijan.

The mosque was included in the list of locally significant immovable historical and cultural monuments by decision No. 132 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 2 August 2001.

About

Albatty Mosque was built in the village of Fatmaya. On the stone slab above the mosque’s entrance gate it is written in the Hijri-Gregorian calendar that it was constructed in 1295 (1878). It was built in the Shirvan-Absheron architectural style. According to the planning system it belongs to the group of T‑shaped mosques. The western part of the mosque is resolved with a stairway.

After the Soviet occupation, Azerbaijan officially began a struggle against religion in 1928. Many mosques, churches and synagogues were handed over to clubs for educational purposes. If there were 3,000 mosques in Azerbaijan in 1917, this number was 1,700 in 1927, 1,369 in 1928, and 17 in 1933. Albatty Mosque also ceased its activity during this period. Some fragments of the 1970 film “Seven Sons I Want” were shot in the mosque’s courtyard.

After the restoration of Azerbaijan’s independence, the mosque was returned to the use of believers. By decision No. 132 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 2 August 2001, the mosque was included in the list of locally significant immovable historical and cultural monuments.