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Religious Council Of The Caucasus
Religious Council of the Caucasus (until 1992 — "The spiritual administration of the Muslims of South Caucasus, Transcaucasia") is the highest spiritual and administrative organ of the Muslims of the countries of the Transcaucasian region located in Baku. History Period of the Russian Empire The history of the administration begins in 1823. Thus in 1823, the post of religious leader Shaykh al-Islām, shaykh al-Islam was established in Tbilisi to lead Transcaucasia Shia Islam, Shias. 9 years later in 1832, the position of mufti the head of Caucasian Sunni Islam, Sunnis, also was established in Tbilisi. The first mufti was proposed by russian general Georg Andreas von Rosen, Georg Rosen. In 1872, Alexander II of Russia created the Transcaucasian Muslim spiritual administrations of Sunni and Shia schools. Madrasas (schools) were solemnly opened on January 2, 1873 in Tbilisi. In the South Caucasus two Muslim administrative organs were created the Sunni Spiritual Administration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baku
Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital cities by elevation, lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, on the Bay of Baku. Baku's urban population was estimated at two million people as of 2009. Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is divided into #Administrative divisions, twelve administrative raions and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on the islands of the Baku Archipelago, as well as the industrial settlement of Neft Daşları built on oil rigs away from Baku city in the Caspian Sea. The Old City (Baku), Old City, conta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
