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Shamakhi is an ancient city of Azerbaijan founded in the V century BC. In XI-XVI centuries it was a capital of the kingdom of Shirvan and a residence of Shirvanshahs. Juma Mosque of Shamakhi or Friday Mosque of Shamakhi u2013 Friday cathedral mosque in Shamakhi city - was built in 743-744
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Azerbaijan 17 Juma Mosque of Shamakhi
Shamakhi is an ancient city of Azerbaijan founded in the V century BC. In XI-XVI centuries it was a capital of the kingdom of Shirvan and a residence of Shirvanshahs. Shamakhi was one of the most beautiful cities in the East. From the middle of XVIII century it was the centre of Shemakhan Khanate (if you remember Pushkin’s the Queen of Shemakha) Distance from Baku 135 km Population 32,000 person. Baku
Despite the numerous earthquakes in Shemakha there are many historical monuments still preserved: first the Juma mosque with two minarets (Construction date of the mosque 743-744)
Considerable demolitions and damages of Friday Mosque during the battles and earthquakes were the reason of restorative reconstructions of the mosque’s building
The fourth reconstruction was begun after the strongest earthquake in 1902, which was demolished and damaged a lot of buildings of Shamakhi
In 1918, Friday Mosque, which was not fully constructed, again was suffered from fire, the city was completely destroyed, and then-burned by armed units of Armenian nationalists
In its history eleven major earthquakes have rocked Shamakhi, but through multiple reconstructions it maintained its role as the economic and administrative capital of Shirvan and one of the key towns on the Silk Road. The only building to have survived eight of the eleven earthquakes is the landmark Juma Mosque
Ceiling Mihrab
Mihrab is the semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla; that is, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca and hence the direction that Muslims should face when praying
Muheminturbah is a small piece of soil or clay, often a clay tablet, used during salat (Islamic daily prayers) to symbolize earth. The use of a turbah is compulsory in most Shi'ah schools of Islam and many Hadith mention the benefits of prostration (Sajda) upon the soil of the earth or an alternative material.
the minbar is the raised platform from which an Imam (leader of prayer) addresses the congregation Minbar details
each design of the rug may be occupied by a worshipper kneeling in prayer. Rugs with a single design of this kind are usual in mosques
