| Keygubad Mosque | |
|---|---|
 Partial ruins of the former mosque in 2008, with the intact conical-domedmausoleum | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam(former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque(14th century–1918) |
| Status | Abandoned(partial ruins) |
| Location | |
| Location | Old City,Baku |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
  Location of the former mosque in theBaku Old City | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°21′58″N49°50′00″E / 40.366167°N 49.833469°E /40.366167; 49.833469 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | |
| Founder | Keyqubad I |
| Completed | 14th century |
| Official name | Keygubad Mosque |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv |
| Designated | 2000(24thsession) |
| Part of | Walled City of Baku with theShirvanshah's Palace andMaiden Tower |
| Reference no. | 958 |
| Region | Europe/Asia |
| Endangered | 2003–2009 |
TheKeygubad Mosque (Azerbaijani:Kеyqubаd Məscidi;Persian:مسجد کیقباد) is a historical formermosque, now in partial ruins, located on Gala turn in theOld City ofBaku inAzerbaijan. The 14th century former mosque is on the south side of themausoleum of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi.
The Keygubad Mosque forms part of theUNESCOWorld Heritage-listedPalace of the Shirvanshahs.
The precise history and function of the building is controversial. Historically, Keygubad mosque was a building of mosque-madrasa which was adjacent toDarvish tomb.Abbasgulu Bakikhanov wrote about Bakuvi on his teaching and worshipping in the mosque:
“His prayer room, his school and his grave is in there – in the mosque.”
Shirvanshah Keyqubad I was in power in 1317–48. According to prominent researcher, S. Ashurbeyli, Keyqubad was grandfather ofSheikh Ibrahim.[1]
During1918 events the mosque was burnt by Armenian troops.[2]: 102
In the southern part of the lower courtyard of theShirvanshahs Palace, only the remains of the foundation and a few arches of Keygubad mosque are left.
The mosque consists of a rectangle worshipping hall and a corridor in front of it. Originally on the center of the hall, there used to be 4 columns to hold the dome.[2]: 124 Aportal was adjacent to the hall along withvestibule. On the southern wall of the hall there used to be amihrab.[2]: 102
Together withthe mausoleum and the Keygubad Mosque, the middle courtyard occupies a neutral position in the Shirvanshahs' palace complex due to its location.[2]: 103
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