Muhammad Mosque

The Muhammad Mosque or Siniggala Mosque is a former , located in the of , . The mosque was built in the 11th century. It is the first building in Azerbaijan, which is related to Islam and dated for its architectural ligature.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Məhəmməd Məscidi” and “Siniggala Mosque”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower.

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 160 metres northwest of Muhammad Mosque.

Castle
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The is a 12th-century monument in the , , . Along with the , dated to the 15th century, it forms a group of historic monuments listed in 2001 under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments as cultural property, Category III. is situated 240 metres east of Muhammad 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 340 metres southwest of Muhammad 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.

Locality
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Baku is a planned urban development in the district of . It is part of the 2021 strategic plan for . It refers to the re-development of a portion of Black City, a 221-hectare land area. is situated 5 km northeast of Muhammad Mosque.

Muhammad Mosque

Latitude
40.36539° or 40° 21′ 55″ north
Longitude
49.83467° or 49° 50′ 5″ east
Open location code
8HGF9R8M+5V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5004580825
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q1535049
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Muhammad Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد محمد”
  • Armenian: “Մուհամմադ մզկիթ”
  • Armenian: “Մուհամմեդ մզկիթ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Məhəmməd məscidi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Sınıqqala məscidi”
  • Bashkir: “Мөхәммәд мәсете”
  • Bengali: “মুহাম্মদ মসজিদ”
  • Bengali: “মুহাম্মাদ মসজিদ”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita Muhammad”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد محمد”
  • French: “mosquée de Muhammed”
  • French: “Mosquée de Muhammed”
  • Georgian: “მუჰამედის მეჩეთი”
  • German: “Mohammed-Moschee”
  • Italian: “Moschea Muhammad”
  • Japanese: “ムハンマド・モスク”
  • Kazakh: “Мұхаммед мешіті (Баку)”
  • Kazakh: “Мұхаммед мешіті”
  • Persian: “مسجد محمد باکو”
  • Polish: “Meczet Muhammada w Baku”
  • Portuguese: “Mesquita de Muhammad”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Мухаммеда в Баку”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Мухаммеда”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Сынык-кала”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Сыныккала”
  • Russian: “Сынык-кала”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita Muhammad”
  • Tatar: “Мөхәммәт мәчете”
  • Turkish: “Mescid-i Muhammed”
  • Turkish: “Muhammad Camii”
  • Turkish: “Muhammed Camii”
  • Turkish: “Sınık Kale Mescidi”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Мухаммеда (Баку)”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Мухаммеда”
  • Uzbek: “Muhammad masjidi”

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