Tomb of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi

The Mausoleum of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi was built in approximately 1457–1458, in the of , . The mausoleum is located in the centre of the middle yard of the .
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: mausoleum and historic site in Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Mausoleum of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi” and “Seyid Yəhya Bakuvinin türbəsi”

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".

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 320 metres east of Tomb of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi.

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 320 metres southwest of Tomb of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi.

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 Tomb of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi.

Tomb of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi

Latitude
40.36587° or 40° 21′ 57″ north
Longitude
49.83353° or 49° 50′ 1″ east
Open location code
8HGF9R8M+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1311487146
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q4273786
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Tomb of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ضريح سيد يحيى الباكوي”
  • Azerbaijani: “Seyid Yəhya Bakuvi türbəsi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Seyid Yəhya türbəsi”
  • Chinese: “希伊德· 亞雅· 巴庫維陵墓”
  • Georgian: “სეიდ იაჰია ბაკუვის მავზოლეუმი”
  • Persian: “مقبره سید یحیی باکوی”
  • Russian: “Мавзолей Сеида Яхья Бакуви”
  • Russian: “Мавзолей Сейида Йахья Бакуви”
  • Russian: “Мавзолей Сейида Яхья Бакуви”
  • Spanish: “Mausoleo de Seyid Yahya Bakuvi”
  • Turkish: “Seyyid Yahya Bakuvi Türbesi”
  • Uzbek: “Sayid Yahyo Bakuvi maqbarasi”
  • Uzbek: “Sayid Yahyo Bakuviy maqbarasi”

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