Haji Alakbar Mosque | |
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Azerbaijani:Hacı Ələkbər məscidi | |
![]() The mosque ruins, in winter 2021 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Shia Islam(former) |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status |
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Status | Destroyed |
Location | |
Location | Fuzuli |
Country | Azerbaijan |
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Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi |
Type | Mosque architecture |
Style | Islamic architecture |
Completed | 1890 |
Destroyed | c. 1990s |
Minaret(s) | Two |
TheHaji Alakbar Mosque (Azerbaijani:Hacı Ələkbər məscidi), also spelt asHaji Alekber Mosque, was aShiaIslammosque located inFuzuli,Azerbaijan. Completed in 1890 byKarbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi, a renowned architect, the mosque was subsequently destroyed, most likely in the 1990s.
Karabakhiwho built theYukhari Govhar Agha Mosque andAshaghi Govhar Agha Mosque inShusha,Aghdam Mosque, mosques inHoradiz andQocahmadli villages,Tatar mosque inOdesa,Ukraine, and Qababaghlilar Mosque inAshgabat,Turkmenistan.[1]
This former mosque and monument ofIslamic architecture is among 300 religious monuments of Karabakh and is famous for its structure along withQiyas ad Din Mosque, also located in Fuzuli.[2] Fuzuli, along with the Haji Alakbar Mosque, was occupied byArmenian forces in 1993,[3][4] and its condition was unknown during the occupation. However, after the recapture of the city by Azerbaijan, it was found to be destroyed.[5][6]
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