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Galagayin Mosque

The Galagayin Mosque (Azerbaijani: Qalaqayın Məscidi; Persian: مسجد قلعه‌قایین) is a Shia Islam mosque, located in Qalaqayın, in the Sabirabad District of Azerbaijan.

In the stone inscriptions, it was mentioned that it was repaired in 1831 by a person named Haji Zeynalabidin. It was last renovated in 1988.

The mosque is rectangular, its walls are decorated with verses of the Quran in Arabic. The mosques has a minaret and three domes. The minaret and domes are made of iron and the height of the minaret is 17 m (56 ft).

During the Soviet period, the mosque was used as a warehouse. In 1990, the building was restored as a mosque.

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References

  1. ^ "Управление делами Президента Азербайджанской Республики. Административно-территориальное деление. С. 120" (PDF). preslib.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Azərbaycan Respublikası məscidlərinin ensiklopediyası (in Azerbaijani). Bakı. 2001.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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