Juma Mosque, Ganja

For similarly named mosques, see Juma Mosque (disambiguation).

For other uses, see Shah Abbas Mosque.

Juma Mosque of Ganja
Azerbaijani: Şah Abbas Məscidi
The mosque in 2016
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Ganja
Country	Azerbaijan
Location of the mosque in Ganja
Geographic coordinates	40°40′39″N 46°21′32″E
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Iranian Safavid Arran architectural school
Completed	1606
Specifications
Minaret(s)	Two
Materials	Red brick

The Juma Mosque of Ganja (Azerbaijani: Cümə məscidi) or Friday Mosque of Ganja is a Shai Islam mosque, located in the centre of Ganja, Azerbaijan. The mosque was built in 1606, according to a project of Sheykh Baheddin Mohammad Amili. The mosque is also often called “Shah Abbas Mosque” (Azerbaijani: Şah Abbas Məscidi) because it was built on the instructions of Shah Abbas the Great during his reign.

Overview

In 1776, two minarets were attached to the mosque. The mosque was built of red brick, which was traditional for Ganja. There was functioned a madrasah at the mosque for a long time, where the eminent Azerbaijani poet and scientist Mirza Shafi Vazeh taught at that time.

In 2008, the building of the mosque was totally reconstructed. Old Russian bonds put into an envelope had been found during the reconstruction. This finding helped to draw out a conclusion that the last construction works had been held in 1910, but not at the end of the 18th century, during the Javad Khan’s reign, as it was considered earlier.

See also

• Islam in Azerbaijan
• List of mosques in Azerbaijan

External links

Media related to Juma mosque (Ganja) at Wikimedia Commons