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Baku, Azerbaijan

Sayyid Yahya Murtuza Mosque

Baku, Azerbaijan

Sayyid Yahya Murtuza Mosque
Photo: Sefer azeri · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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The Sayyid Yahya Murtuza Mosque, located on Asaf Zeynalli street in Baku's Old City, exemplifies the Shirvan-Absheron architectural school characteristic of Islamic architecture in Azerbaijan. Completed in the seventeenth century, this former mosque was formally registered as a national architectural monument in 2001 by the Azerbaijan Cabinet of Ministers, recognizing its significance as a cultural heritage site.

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Built
Type
mosque
Heritage
cultural heritage monument in Azerbaijan
Place
Baku, Azerbaijan

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