Juma Mosque of Shamakhi

Shamakhi District · Azerbaijan

Juma Mosque of Shamakhi, Azerbaijan
Photo: Shahin Shahbaz, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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One of the oldest mosques in the Caucasus, first founded in the eighth century in the historic city of Shamakhi and rebuilt several times after earthquakes. Its triple-domed prayer hall reflects successive periods of Azerbaijani religious architecture.

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