Taza Pir Mosque

The Taza Pir Mosque is a Shia Islam , located in , . Its construction began in 1905 and was finished by 1914. The concept for the mosque as well as its financing was provided by an Azeri female philanthropist, Nabat Khanum Ashurbeyova.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Shia
  • Description: mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Təzə Pir Məscidi” and “Təzəpir Məscidi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palace of the Shirvanshahs and National Dramatic Theater.

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 760 metres southeast of Taza Pir Mosque.

Theater building
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The State Academic Drama Theatre is an academic theatre of drama in , . is situated 400 metres northeast of Taza Pir 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 1 km southeast of Taza Pir Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baku and Old City.

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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.

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.

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 east of Taza Pir Mosque.

Taza Pir Mosque

Latitude
40.3721° or 40° 22′ 20″ north
Longitude
49.82868° or 49° 49′ 43″ east
Levels
3
Open location code
8HGF9RCH+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 174900792
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­shia
Wiki­data ID
Q2096562
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Mari—“Taza Pir Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد طازه بير”
  • Armenian: “Թազափիր մզկիթ”
  • Armenian: “Թեզեփիր մզկիթ (Բաքու)”
  • Armenian: “Թեզեփիր մզկիթ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Təzəpir məscidi”
  • Bashkir: “Тәзәпир мәсете”
  • Bengali: “তাজা পীর মসজিদ”
  • Bulgarian: “Тезепир джамия”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita Taza Pir”
  • Central Kurdish: “مزگەوتی تازە پیر”
  • Danish: “Tezepir Moske”
  • Danish: “Tezepir Moské”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد طازه بير”
  • French: “mosquée Taza Pir”
  • French: “Mosquée Taza Pir”
  • Georgian: “თეზეპირის მეჩეთი”
  • German: “Tezepir-Moschee”
  • Italian: “Moschea Taza Pir”
  • Japanese: “タザ・ピル・モスク”
  • Kazakh: “Тезепир мешіті”
  • Persian: “مسجد تازه پیر”
  • Persian: “مسجد تازه‌پیر”
  • Polish: “Meczet Taza Pir w Baku”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Тезепир”
  • Sindhi: “تعز پير جي مسجد”
  • South Azerbaijani: “تزه‌پیر مسجیدی”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita Taza Pir”
  • Turkish: “Taze Pir Camii”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Тезепір”
  • Uzbek: “Tozapir masjidi”
  • Western Mari: “Тезепир мечеть”

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