Juma Mosque of Ganja
Ganja, Azerbaijan
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The Juma Mosque of Ganja is a Shia Islamic mosque built in 1606 in the centre of Ganja, Azerbaijan, according to a design by Sheykh Baheddin Mohammad Amili. Constructed on the instructions of Persian Shah Abbas the Great, the mosque exemplifies Safavid architecture of the period and is also known as the Shah Abbas Mosque. It stands today as a cultural heritage monument in Azerbaijan.
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Movement
- Built
- Type
- mosque
- Heritage
- cultural heritage monument in Azerbaijan
- Place
- Ganja, Azerbaijan
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