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Sabail raion, Azerbaijan

Baba Kuhi Bakuvi mosque

Sabail raion, Azerbaijan

Baba Kuhi Bakuvi mosque
Photo: Interfase · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

The Baba Kuhi Bakuvi Mosque is an ancient former mosque, now in ruins, in the Old City (Icherisheher) of Baku, Azerbaijan, lying north of the Maiden Tower. Dating from the 9th–10th centuries, it is among the oldest mosques in Baku. It is presumed to be associated with the Persian scholar and theologian Baba Kuhi Bakuvi, and it is classed as a cultural heritage monument of the Shirvan-Absheron architectural school.

Movement

Built
Type
mosque
Heritage
cultural heritage monument in Azerbaijan
Place
Sabail raion, Azerbaijan

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Location

40.36610, 49.83701