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List Of Monuments Of Azerbaijan
{{short description, None This is a list of monuments in Azerbaijan. A * Ahmadalilar Mausoleum * Akhsadan Baba Mausoleum * Alinja Tower * Armenian cemetery in Julfa * Ateshgah of Baku B * Barda Mausoleum * Basilica in Qum village C * Chirag Gala D * Diri Baba Mausoleum G * Galarsan-Gorarsan * Garabaghlar Mausoleum * Garghabazar Caravanserai * Garghabazar Mosque * Gilahli Mosque in Shaki * Guba Memorial Complex * Gulustan Mausoleum H * Haji Gayib’s bathhouse * Huseyn Javid Monument I * Imamzadeh (Ganja) * Imamzadeh complex in Nakhchivan J * Juma Mosque in Ordubad * Juma Mosque in Sheki * Juma Mosque of Nakhchivan K * Khachin-Turbatli Mausoleum * Khanegah tomb * Khojaly Memorial (Baku) * Kirna mausoleum L * Lekh Castle M * Maiden Tower (Baku) * Mammadbayli Mausoleum * Mausoleum of Huseyn Javid Mausoleum of Huseyn Javid ( az, Hüseyn Cavid məqbərəsi) – is a mausoleum erected on a grave of Huseyn Javid, an eminent Azerbaijan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia (Republic of Dagestan) to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic proclaimed its independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic in 1918 and became the first secular democratic Muslim-majority state. In 1920, the country was incorporated into the Soviet Union as the Azerbaijan SSR. The modern Republic of Azerbaijan proclaimed its independence on 30 August 1991, shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the same year. In September 1991, the ethnic Armenian majority of the Nagorno-Karabakh region formed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haji Gayib’s Bathhouse
Haji Gayib's bathhouse – is an ancient fortress construction near a coastal side of Icheri Sheher. Haji Gayib's bathhouse is located in Baku quarter of Icheri Sheher, opposite the Maiden Tower. History of the bathhouse is dated back to the 15th century. Intake portal of the bathhouse is rectangular shaped. Whole complex of the bathhouse is divided into 3 groups: dressing room, changing room and a bathing area. The dressing and changing rooms have octagonal halls, surrounded by small rooms. Vaults and domes have various figured outlines and were implemented thoroughly. There is a pool Pool may refer to: Water pool * Swimming pool, usually an artificial structure containing a large body of water intended for swimming * Reflecting pool, a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings * Tide pool, a rocky pool ... with warm and cold water in the centre of the hall. Floors are covered with stone plates. Heating is promoted by ceramic pipes or channels under th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammadbayli Mausoleum
Mammadbeyli Mausoleum ( az, Məmmədbəyli türbəsi) or the Mausoleum of Yahya ibn Muhammad al-Haj is a mausoleum of the 14th century located on uplands of the Mammadbeyli village of the Zangilan District of Azerbaijan. History The mausoleum was built in 1305, by architect Ali Majid ad-Din on the Silk Road. In 1975, excavation works in the underground part of the mausoleum were carried out, as result of which a sepulcher was found. Architecture The mausoleum has a rectangular shape with dimensions of 2,95 x 3,30 meters. Entry of the sepulcher is located in the western part. The width of the door is 76 cm, and the heights is 88 cm. According to rules of Islam the entry to the mausoleum shouldn't exceed 1.20 meters, so that the entering person would bow in respect to the memory of the deceased. In Middle Ages such mausoleums were built on graves of feudal nobility and well-known people. At present the upper side of the mausoleum is slightly destroyed. Top of the mausoleum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maiden Tower (Baku)
The Maiden Tower ( az, Qız qalası; fa, قلعه دختر) is a 12th-century monument in the Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan. Along with the Shirvanshahs' Palace, dated to the 15th century, it forms a group of historic monuments listed in 2001 under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments as cultural property, Category III. It is one of Azerbaijan's most distinctive national emblems, and is thus featured on Azerbaijani currency notes and official letterheads. The Maiden Tower houses a museum, which presents the story of the historic evolution of Baku city. It also has a gift shop. The view from the roof takes in the alleys and minarets of the Old City, the Baku Boulevard, the house of Isa bek Hajinski and a wide vista of the Baku Bay. The Tower is covered by cloud of mysteries and legends which are rooted to the history and culture of Azerbaijan. Indeed, some epics became a subject for scenario for ballets and theatre's plays. The Maiden Tower (ballet) is a worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lekh Castle
Handaberd ( hy, Հանդաբերդ), also known as Lekh Castle ( az, Lex qalası, Löh qalası) or Lev Castle, is a 9th-century fortress located in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, near the villages of Lev and , on the right bank of the Levçay River. It was built by Atrnerseh I, ruler of the Armenian Principality of Khachen, who resided there. We must now turn our attention to the Siwnids of Xačíēn, the third line of the House of Siwnik', 13 descendants of Atrnerseh I, the brother of Gregory - Supʻan I . D . West Siwnik' (Xačʻēn) Atrnerseh I, the first Prince of Xačʻēn and builder of Handu Castle (Handaberd), ruled over what must have represented more or less the entire mountain country along the southeastern slopes of the Armenian plateau, i.e., the former land of Arc'ax . History One of several castles in the highlands of Kalbajar, Handaberd was constructed over the Ayrım Gorge, on a high mountain ridge surrounded by thick forest, from the right bank of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khojaly Memorial (Baku)
The Khojaly Massacre Memorial in Khatai raion, Baku, and the first public memorial in Azerbaijan dedicated to victims of the Khojaly Massacre. Construction and unveiling The memorial was built in 2008, funded by the local government under the impetus of president Ilham Aliyev. (2013) Design The memorial consists of granite boulders lying within a gravel bed, while figure made frombronze
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Khanegah Tomb
Khanegah on the Alinjachay River ( az, Xanəgah türbəsi) – is a tomb dated to between the 13th and 15th centuries and is located in the Khanegah village of Julfa District, Azerbaijan. The tomb is on the Alinjachay River. Architecture Khanegah was built of burned brick of 20 x 20 x 5 metre size. Pendentive of the building is built like muqarnas Muqarnas ( ar, مقرنص; fa, مقرنس), also known in Iranian architecture as Ahoopāy ( fa, آهوپای) and in Iberian architecture as Mocárabe, is a form of ornamented vaulting in Islamic architecture. It is the archetypal form of I .... The complex consists of two mausoleums: one of them is attach to other in the 15th century. Gallery In 2008, a postage stamp of Azerbaijan with the picture of the khanegah was released. Image:Stamp of Azerbaijan 838.jpg, Postage stamp of Azerbaijan with the picture of the khanegah. References {{coord, 39, 11, 20, N, 45, 42, 56, E, region:AZ-NX_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khachin-Turbatli Mausoleum
Khachin-Darbatli Mausoleum ( az, Xaçındərbətli türbəsi) is a tomb-mausoleum of Katava Hoja the son of Musa (or Kutlu ibn Musa), located close to the Xaçındərbətli village of the Agdam District of Azerbaijan and was built by ustad Shahbenzer, in 1314. The mausoleum is located 23 km to the northern part of Agdam and is considered a notable monument of memorial architecture of medieval Azerbaijan. The mausoleum, as well as the Agdam district, where the mausoleum is located, was under the occupation of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since the First Nagorno-Karabakh war until 2020, when the district was returned to Azerbaijan per the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement. Architecture Architecture and decoration of the mausoleum expand notions about the interconnection of arts of “Muslim” and “Christian” oblasts of the Near East, South Caucasus and Anatolia. It has a dodecahedral body finished with a pyramidal marquee and stands on a not small thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juma Mosque Of Nakhchivan
Juma Mosque of Nakhchivan or Friday Mosque of Nakhchivan ( az, Naxçıvan Cümə Məscdi) – is one of monumental constructions of the Atabegs’ Architectural Complex in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. The architectural monument demolished in the 20th century is documented in images and photos from the 19th century. Like the Marand and Urmia mosques, there were two lancet arches in walls of the Friday Mosque in Nakhchivan, although the southern wall of its cubic trunk was covered with a cupola. This shows that a new local type of mosque was created and developed in the centre of Azerbaijan in the 12th century. According to photo documents, all three sides of the masqura of the mosque were surrounded with columns. But there is no information about their appearance. According to V.A.Engelguard: It can therefore be considered that the arch with two minarets is connected to the Friday mosque with cells and a columned gallery and it is opened to the yard of the mosque. From historical s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juma Mosque In Sheki
Sheki Juma mosque is a historical-architectural monument built in 1900-1914. It is located in the territory of the Yukhari Bash State Historical-Architectural Reserve in Sheki, Azerbaijan. The mosque was included in the list of immovable historical and cultural monuments of local importance by decision No. 132 issued by the Cabinet of Azerbaijan, Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on August 2, 2001. On July 7, 2019, "the historic center of Sheki together with the Khan Palace" was included in the World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage List. Sheki Juma Mosque, located in the historical center of Sheki, is also included in the World Heritage. About Sheki Juma mosque was built in 1900-1914 in the Dabbagkhana (Tannery) quarter of Sheki.The mosque was built as a complex together with the madrasa and underground bath next to it. Based on the date engraved on the stone, it can be said that the construction of the mosque was completed in 1914 with the construction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juma Mosque In Ordubad
Juma Mosque of Ordubad - is located in Ordubad, Azerbaijan and is one of the cultic constructions of Ordubad city. The building is located on the highest place of the city. Architecture External architectural appearance of the mosque is dated to the 17th century according to its architectural segmentations. A ligature fixed on the entrance of the building shows that it was constructed in 1604, during the reign of the Safavid Iranian king Abbas I (r. 1588–1629). However, some elements in a plan of the mosque evidence that it was built earlier, but in the 17th century it was just reconstructed again. Three-paced praying hall takes the central place in the plan. Usage of deep arched niches attached to the frames of the arches is the peculiar feature of the architecture of cultic constructions. Walls of the mosque were built of rubble stone and plastered with 21x21x5 cm bricks. See also * List of mosques in Azerbaijan References Monuments and memorials in Azerbaijan Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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