Noah's Mausoleum (Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan)
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The Tomb of Prophet Noah (Azerbaijani: Nuh peyğəmbər türbəsi) or Noah's Mausoleum (Armenian: Նոյի գերեզման) is a mausoleum in the city of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Architecture of the construction is dated from the 8th century.[1] As according to Armenian tradition, Nakhchivan was founded by Noah.[2]
Nuh peyğəmbərin türbəsi | |
Location | Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan |
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Type | Mausoleum |
Beginning date | 8th century |
Dedicated to | Noah |
Noah's tomb is located in the town of Nakhchivan. The mausoleum was originally part of a medieval Armenian church structure, monastery, and pilgrimage site dating back to the 12th or 13th-century.[3] 19th century Russian and European sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and John Foster Fraser noted that the local Armenians considered it a holy place.[4][5] James Theodore Bent in his 1986 The Contemporary Review described the site as a popular Christian Armenian shrine.[6] The original Armenian structure was destroyed by the Soviets in 1953. A new modern Islamic mausoleum was constructed by the Republic of Azerbaijan over the former tomb-mausoleum; reflecting the state-sponsored denial of Armenian’s contribution to the history of the region.[3]
The current mausoleum was built in 2006. The tomb consists of remains of the lower storey of a former temple. There is a ladder leading to a burial vault. There is a stone column in the middle of the vault. According to legend, relics of Noah are under this column. A portrait describing the mausoleum of Noah 100 years ago painted by Bahruz Kangarli is saved in the National Art Museum of Azerbaijan.