Zavaro mosque

Zavaro mosque — a mosque located in the Zavaro settlement of the village of Lahic in the Ismayilli district.

History

Zavaro mosque was built in 1805. The mosque bears the name of the neighborhood in which it is located. Demolition work has been carried out on the monument several times. The decorative patterns on its ceiling and walls have faded.

During the Soviet period the mosque building functioned as a cultural house and cinema. In the late 1980s the cultural house was abolished and renovation work on the mosque began.

In 2005, with the initiative and financial support of Lahic residents, the building was fundamentally renovated and restored.

It currently operates as a mosque and is protected by the state as an architectural monument.

Architectural features

Formally quadrangular, this mosque was built with meadow stone. Its minaret is made of white iron sheet. The minaret is situated on the roof, its height is 5 meters. The mosque was built on a platform 1 meter high. On the entrance door side – on the wall – stone inscriptions are carved. The roof covering is made of white iron sheet.