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Mahmud ibn Sa'd Mahmud ibn Sa'd ( '; az, Mahmud ibn Səd) was an architect who lived in the 13th–14th centuries. Among his works are old Bibi-Heybat Mosque (demolished in 1936), Nardaran Fortress and Molla Ahmad Mosque in Baku's Old City, all three in the mod ...

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, Shirvan-Absheron architectural school , facade_direction = , groundbreaking = , year_completed = 1300 , founded_by = Nasraddin Gushtаsi ibn Hasan Hаjibаbа , construction_cost = , capacity = , length = , width = , width_nave = , height_max = , dome_quantity = , dome_height_outer = , dome_height_inner = , dome_dia_outer = , dome_dia_inner = , minaret_quantity = , minaret_height = , spire_quantity = , spire_height = , materials = Molla Ahmad Mosque ( az, Molla Əhməd məscidi) or Nasir ad-Din Gashtasib mosque ( az, Nəsir ad-Din Gəştasib məscidi) is a historical mosque of the 14th century. It is a part of

and located on Sabir street, in the city of

, in

. The building was also registered as a national architectural monument by the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated August 2, 2001, No. 132.

History

The monument is in the type of

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mosque of the

. It was ordered by Nasraddin Gushtаsi ibn Hasan Hаjibаbа and constructed by architect-master,

in the early XIV century, who also built Nardaran Castle (1301) and mosque with minarets in Bibi-Heybat village. The monument was named after Ahmad by local residents, who was the

akhoond Akhund (akhoond, akhwand, akhand or akondo) ( fa, آخوند) is a Persian title or surname for Islamic scholars, common in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Azerbaijan. Other names for similar Muslim Scholar include sheik ...

of the mosque.

Architectural features

The mosque is quadrangular. It consists of a single small-sized hall. On the southern wall a simple

mihrab Mihrab ( ar, محراب, ', pl. ') is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the ''qibla'', the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca towards which Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a ''mihrab'' appears is thus the "qibla w ...

, low shaped stone

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with crowns on sides, are installed. Its asymmetrical facade is finished with precisely profiled entrance and two windows, which were added in later period. On the upper part of the mosque there is an inscription in

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. The two-lined writing gives detailed information about construction date of the mosque, its client, and as well as the architect, who took an active role in constructing military, religious and memorial buildings and structures. In his works, influence of

Shirvanshahs ''Shirvanshah'' ( fa, شروانشاه), also spelled as ''Shīrwān Shāh'' or ''Sharwān Shāh'', was the title of the rulers of Shirvan from the mid-9th century to the early 16th century. The title remained in a single family, the Yazidids, a ...

period is observed.

Gallery

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References

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History

Architectural features

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