Great Mosque of Bibi-Heybat

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The Great Mosque of Bibi-Heybat is a historic Shia Islamic mosque and pilgrimage site in Baku, Azerbaijan, renowned for its reconstructed medieval architecture and religious significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shia mosque
mosque
pilgrimage site
religious building
architecturalStyle Azerbaijani
Islamic
associatedWith Shirvanshah Farrukhzad II
contains shrine of Ukeyma Khanum
tomb of Ukeyma Khanum
country Azerbaijan
demolishedBy Soviet authorities
linked to: Soviet government
demolitionYear 1936
denomination Shia Islam
function pilgrimage destination
place of worship
hasDome yes
hasFeature courtyard
mausoleum
prayer hall
separate women’s section
hasMinaret yes
heritage Islamic architecture
languageOfInscription Arabic
Azerbaijani
locatedIn Baku
Bibiheybat settlement
locatedOn Caspian Sea coast
linked to: Caspian Sea region
managedBy Caucasian Muslims Board
material stone
near Baku Bay
Baku–Salyan highway
notableEvent ceremonial reopening after reconstruction
complete destruction during Soviet anti-religious campaign
numberOfMinarets 2
originalBuilder Shirvanshahs
originalConstructionCentury 13th century
originalConstructionPeriod Shirvanshah dynasty
linked to: Shirvanshahs
pilgrimageTradition making vows and offerings
visiting shrine of Ukeyma Khanum
reconstructedUnder Heydar Aliyev
Republic of Azerbaijan
linked to: Azerbaijan
reconstructionCompleted 2000s
reconstructionStart 1990s
region Absheron Peninsula
religion Islam
significance major Shia pilgrimage site in Azerbaijan
symbol of Islamic revival in post-Soviet Azerbaijan
veneratedFigure Ukeyma Khanum
descendants of the Prophet Muhammad

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Islamic Civilization Park hasReplicaOf Great Mosque of Bibi-Heybat