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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] |
Məmmədbəyli
Mammadbeyli ( az, Məmmədbəyli) is a village in the Zangilan District of Azerbaijan. History The village was located in the Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, coming under the control of ethnic Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in the early 1990s. The village subsequently became part of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as part of its Kashatagh Province, referred to as Vardanants ( hy, Վարդանանց). It was recaptured by Azerbaijan on 20 October 2020 during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Gallery ZəngilanDSC 0290.jpg, Mausoleum in Mamedbeyli-IMG 8021.JPG, Mausoleum in Mammadbeyli ZəngilanDSC 0274.jpg, ZəngilanDSC 0279.jpg, References Populated places in Zangilan District {{Zangilan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |