Haji Javad Mosque

Haji Javad Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
State	Azerbaijan
Architecture
Completed	2018

Haji Javad Mosque (Azerbaijani: Hacı Cavad məscidi) is a mosque located in Baku, Azerbaijan in Jasamali area.^[1]

History[]

The previous building of mosque had three inscriptions which state that the building was built in 1305 according to the Muslim calendar. The initiator of mosque building was the merchant Haji Javad. The internal area was 12 m (39 ft) wide by 18 m (59 ft), with a height of 6 m (20 ft) from the floor to the ceiling and 9 m (30 ft) from the floor to the dome. The building also had a place for Islamic religion school-madrasa.

During Soviet era mosque building was converted into the kindergarten and living areas. After the USSR, the collapsed mosque was repaired and opened for believers.

In April 2017, the demolition of the mosque caused unrest among the locals and sparked protests. Later in the year, per a presidential decree, a mosque of the same name was built on Abbas Mirza Sharifzade Street.^[2][3]

New building[]

The new building was completed on April 12, 2018. The total area of the mosque is 1,200 m² (13,000 sq ft), 400 m² (4,300 sq ft) of which is praying hall. Height was increased up to 18 m (59 ft) and minaret’s height is 33.7 m (111 ft). Walls are decorated with ornaments and verses with Quran.^{[citation needed]}

See also[]

• Islam in Azerbaijan
• List of mosques in Azerbaijan

References[]