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Astrakhan Astrakhan ( rus, Астрахань, p=ˈastrəxənʲ) is the largest city and administrative centre of Astrakhan Oblast in Southern Russia. The city lies on two banks of the Volga, in the upper part of the Volga Delta, on eleven islands of ...

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. During the Soviet rule, the minaret of the mosque was destroyed, and in different years its building was used as a storehouse and cultural center. In 2002, with the efforts of the

Azerbaijani diaspora The Azerbaijani diaspora are the communities of Azerbaijanis living outside the places of their ethnic origin: Azerbaijan and the Iranian region of Azerbaijan. According to Ethnologue, there were over 1 million Azerbaijani-speakers of the north ...

in Astrakhan, the mosque was restored and presented to the Azerbaijani community and named Baku Mosque. The mosque is located on Bakinskaya Street in Astrakhan.

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According to historical data, in 1903, 238 people from Astrakhan gathered and decided to build a mosque on the place of the prayer house, which had been operating since 1897 and was located in the territory of the local resident Nijemetdinov, in the Kriushi region. In 1907, the

Astrakhan governorate The Astrakhan Governorate () was an Imperial, Republican, and Soviet Russian administrative division (), which existed from 1717 – 1929. Created from separating the southwestern part of the Kazan Governorate, by Peter I's Reform in 1717. An ...

allowed the construction of a stone mosque on the 2nd Bakaldinskiy street on the land bequeathed by Nijemetdinov. The mullah of the mosque was also appointed in May. Construction started in June 1907 and ended in 1909. The school operated male and female schools. In 1938, during the Soviet rule, the mosque was closed and the building was used as a storehouse. In 1940, the minaret of the mosque was destroyed. In 1950, they planned to use the building as a gymnasium. Therefore, the second floor inside the building was demolished. A fire in the building in 1987 damaged its floor and interior. In 2002, the mosque was renovated with the efforts of the Azerbaijani community of Astrakhan province. After the renovation, the mosque was named "Baku" and was presented to the Azerbaijani community. In addition to Azerbaijanis, other Muslims also pray in the mosque.

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