Eyyub Ağa Camii

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Eyyub Ağa Mosque — a mosque located in the village of Dağ Kəsəmən, Ağstafa district. The imam of the mosque and the head of its religious community is Hüseyn Hüseynov.

About the mosque

The mosque was commissioned by Eyyub Ağa. The mosque building has preserved its original form. Its walls are built entirely of baked bricks. The height of the mosque is close to 30 meters. The dome stands on four pillars. The height of the mihrab is 3.5 meters, and it is in a semi-circular form. The floor is made of baked bricks. The mosque has one entrance door and six windows. The diameter of the dome is 7 meters. The façade side of the dome is made of baked bricks. To the right of the mosque's entrance door is the tomb of Eyyub Ağa. During the Soviet era the mosque was used as a grain warehouse. In 1989-1990, through the initiative of local residents, the mosque's activity was restored. In 1990, restoration work was carried out on the mosque by the local construction authorities of Ağstafa district.

Key facts

Type
mosque
Built
1862
Heritage status
cultural heritage monument in Azerbaijan

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The text on this page is translated from: Əyyub ağa məscidi (az.wikipedia.org), as of 9 December 2023

Text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.