We present within the project "Let's study Karabakh monuments" Aghdam Juma Mosque
The Friday Mosque of Aghdam was built in 1868-1870. The mosque, designed by Kerbalay Safikhan of Karabakhi, has two floors and two minarets. The building of the mosque is built of stone, and the minarets that rise from the corners of the facade of the building are of brick.
The city of Aghdam was occupied by the Armenian armed forces in 1993, and the Aghdam Juma Mosque, considered one of the pearls of Azerbaijani architecture, also fell victim to Armenian aggression. The mosque’s minarets were dismantled from the inside, the ceiling was demolished in several places, and the design and inscriptions were destroyed. By the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 132 of August 2, 2001, the mosque was included in the list of immovable historical and cultural monuments of national importance.
After the Second Karabakh War, Aghdam region was cleared of Armenian invaders. Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva visited the Juma Mosque, which is distinguished by its historical architecture, and in order to renew the mosque as a place of worship, the main book of our religion, the Holy Koran, brought from the holy lands, was presented.
