Heydar Mosque

Heydar Mosque (Azerbaijani: Heydər Məscidi) is an Azerbaijani mosque named after Heydar Aliyev (who preceded his son as president of Azerbaijan), in the Binəqədi raion of Baku. It officially opened on 26 December 2014.

Heydar Mosque
Heydər Məscidi
Outside view of mosque in the early morning.
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ownership	Mubariz Gurbanli, The Chairman of Religious Association of Azerbaijan.
Governing body	Government of The Republic Of Azerbaijan.
Location
Location	Binəqədi, Baku, Azerbaijan
Shown within Baku, Azerbaijan Show map of Baku, Azerbaijan Heydar Mosque (Azerbaijan) Show map of Azerbaijan
Geographic coordinates	40°25′45″N 49°49′28″E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Ədalət Məmmədov|
Type	Mosque
Style	Islamic Shirvan-Absheron Architectural Style(Based in The Azerbaijan)
Funded by	İt was funded by The Government of Azerbaijan.
Date established	26 December 2014
Groundbreaking	Construction started in Sept. 2012.
Completed	İn The end of year 2014
Construction cost	Unknown
Specifications
Capacity	≈75,000 Persons At a time
Length	12,000m²
Width	4,200 square meters
Height (max)	55m
Dome(s)	35m
Minaret height	95m
Site area	12,000 m2

Night view from the outside of the mosque

The mosque covers a total area of 12,000 m² and the internal area of the building covers a total area of 4,200 square meters. Verses from The Quran are written on the side of the mosque's domes.

The Caucasian Muslim Office appointed Imam Hafiz Abbasov and Akhund Rufet Garayev for the Sunni and Shia sects, respectively.^[1]

Mubariz Gurbanli, the chairman to the State Committee on Religious Associations of the Republic of Azerbaijan said that Heydar Mosque is a separate complex. This building is attached to the Executive Power of Baku City and managed on the basis of relevant regulations.^{[citation needed]}

History

The order to build the Heydar Mosque was given by Ilham Aliyev, president and the son of the mosque's namesake, in mid-2012. Construction work began in September 2012 and was completed at the end of 2014. The official opening ceremony of the mosque took place on 26 December 2014, in which Ilham Aliyev, his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva, the Chairman of the Coordinating Council of the Muftis of the North Caucasus and the Mufti of Karachay-Cherkessia Ismail Berdyev, the Head of the Diocese of Baku and Azerbaijan of the Russian Orthodox Church Father Alexander, Chairman of the Baku Religious Community of Mountain Jews Melih Evdaev, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Office of Muslims of the Caucasus in the Russian Federation Shafik Pshikhachev and chairman of the Caucasian Muslims Office Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade took part.^[2]

See also

• Architecture in Azerbaijan
• Mosques in Azerbaijan
• Juma mosque

References

1. "Imam and akhund appointed at Heydar Mosque". Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
2. "Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi - XƏBƏRLƏR » Tədbirlər". president.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2018-11-10.