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Martyrs’ Mosque

The Mosque of the Martyrs or the Martyrs' Mosque, officially the Alley of Martyrs' Mosque, also known as the Turkish Mosque and Shahid's Mosque, is a Sunni Islam , located near the , in the Upland Park district of , the capital of .
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in Baku
  • Also known as: “Mosque of the Martyrs” and “Şəhidlər Məscidi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Flame Towers and Azerbaijan National Museum of Art.

Photo: Viceskeeni2, CC0.
The are a group of three skyscrapers in , . The main contractor, Dia Holdings, is owned by two brothers who are linked to Azerbaijan's ruling Aliyev family's network of offshore companies. is situated 210 metres northwest of Martyrs’ Mosque.

Museum
Photo: Urek Meniashvili, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the biggest art museum of . It was founded in 1936 in and in 1943 was named after Rustam Mustafayev, a prominent Azerbaijani scenic designer and theater artist. is situated 620 metres northeast of Martyrs’ Mosque.

Museum
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The is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture". is situated 1 km northeast of Martyrs’ Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old City and Baku.

Neighborhood
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or Inner City is the historical core of , the capital of . The is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls.

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is the capital of and is the largest city in the . 's Old Town has UNESCO World Heritage status. Many cultures and architectural styles mix in , in particular Turkish-Islamic elements meet strong Western European and Russian-Eastern European influences.

Village
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Bibiheybət is a municipality in , . It has a population of 1,451. In 1846, the Russians drilled an exploratory oil well to a depth of 21 m. is situated 6 km south of Martyrs’ Mosque.

Martyrs’ Mosque

Latitude
40.35861° or 40° 21′ 31″ north
Longitude
49.82788° or 49° 49′ 40″ east
Open location code
8HGF9R5H+C5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1651478897
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q13668719
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Martyrs’ Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد الشهداء (باكو)”
  • Arabic: “مسجد الشهداء”
  • Armenian: “Շեհիդներ մզկիթ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şəhidlər məscidi”
  • Chechen: “ШахIидийн маьждиг”
  • Chechen: “ШахӀидийн маьждиг”
  • Dutch: “Moskee van de Martelaren”
  • Esperanto: “Moskeo de la Martiroj”
  • Persian: “مسجد شهدا (باکو)”
  • Persian: “مسجد شهدا”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Шахидов”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita de los Mártires”
  • Turkish: “Şehitlik Camii”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Шахідів”
  • Uzbek: “Shahidlar masjidi”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Şəhidlər Xiyabanı and Baku Turkish Martyrs‘ Memorial.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Martyrs’ Mosque”. Photo: Bgag, CC BY 4.0.