The Jinn Mosque () is a former

mosque A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. Originally, mosques were si ...

, located on Gala turn, in the

Palace of the Shirvanshahs The Palace of the Shirvanshahs (, ) is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture". It is located in the Inner City of Baku, Azerbaijan and, together with the Maiden ...

in the Old City of

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, in

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. The 14th century former mosque was registered as a national architectural monument by the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated August 2, 2001, No. 132. The Jin Mosque forms part of the

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-listed

History

The former mosque is located in the lower part of the Eastern Gate. There is no inscription on the

façade A façade or facade (; ) is generally the front part or exterior of a building. It is a loanword from the French language, French (), which means "frontage" or "face". In architecture, the façade of a building is often the most important asp ...

of the mosque. It is believed that it was built in the 14th century and named after

Jinn Jinn or djinn (), alternatively genies, are supernatural beings in pre-Islamic Arabian religion and Islam. Their existence is generally defined as parallel to humans, as they have free will, are accountable for their deeds, and can be either ...

, a surah in

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. It was used as a neighborhood mosque.

Architecture

The mosque is in rectangular shape in the plan. It forms a single-cell worshipping hall covered with a pointed stone dome. The five-tiered corbelled

mihrab ''Mihrab'' (, ', pl. ') is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the ''qibla'', the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca towards which Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a ''mihrab'' appears is thus the "''qibla'' wall". ...

carved into

muqarnas Muqarnas (), also known in Iberian architecture as Mocárabe (from ), is a form of three-dimensional decoration in Islamic architecture in which rows or tiers of niche-like elements are projected over others below. It is an archetypal form of I ...

is framed with a rectangle on the southern wall of the interior and forms certain motifs of architectural school of Shirvan-Absheron as a whole. Small niches were placed at the edges. The main façade of the mosque is asymmetrical and its rigid, voluminous composition is emphasized with classic styled portal-entrance. The portal of the mosque is classical-type.

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{{Old City (Baku) 14th-century mosques in Azerbaijan Former mosques in Azerbaijan Islamic architecture in Azerbaijan Monuments and memorials in Baku Mosque buildings with domes in Azerbaijan Mosques in Baku Museums in Azerbaijan Palace of the Shirvanshahs Mosques preserved as museums

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