The Shah Mosque

The Palatial mosque in Baku, also known as the Palace Mosque, and Shirvanshahs Palace Mosque, is a , located inside the complex, in the of , .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque
  • Also known as: “Palatial mosque in Baku”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Museum of miniature books.

Museum
Photo: brunogirin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture".

Museum
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The Baku is the only in the world, settled in the old part of , called . The museum opened on 2 April 2002.

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 330 metres south of The Shah 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
Photo: Ayla Gasimova, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 The Shah Mosque.

The Shah Mosque

Latitude
40.36607° or 40° 21′ 58″ north
Longitude
49.83301° or 49° 49′ 59″ east
Levels
2
Open location code
8HGF9R8M+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 299450765
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Wiki­data ID
Q1521003
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“The Shah Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المسج الجامع لباكوية”
  • Arabic: “مسجد شاه”
  • Armenian: “Պալատական մզկիթ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şah məscidi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Saray məscidi”
  • Bashkir: “Баҡылағы һарай мәсете”
  • Belarusian: “Палацавая мячэць у Баку”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita Palatina de Bakú”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المسج الجامع لباكويه”
  • Esperanto: “Palaca Moskeo en Bakuo”
  • French: “mosquée palatiale à Bakou”
  • French: “Mosquée palatiale à Bakou”
  • Georgian: “სასახლის მეჩეთი ბაქოში”
  • German: “Schah-Moschee”
  • Hindi: “बाकू की शाही मस्जिद”
  • Persian: “مسجد جامع باکو”
  • Persian: “مسجد شاه”
  • Russian: “Дворцовая мечеть в Баку”
  • Russian: “Шахская мечеть”
  • Serbian: “Палата џамија”
  • South Azerbaijani: “شاه مسجیدی (باکی)”
  • South Azerbaijani: “شاه مسجیدی”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita Palacial en Bakú”
  • Turkish: “Şah Mescidi”
  • Ukrainian: “Палацова мечеть Баку”
  • Uzbek: “Shoh masjidi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tomb of Shirvanshahs‘ Family and Bathhouse.

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