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Description
Property Name: Taza Pir Mosque
Inventory No: 994-12-6
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-03-05
Country (State party): Azerbaijan
Province : Baku
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 40° 22′ 59″ N
49° 52′ 23″ E
Historic Period: 20th century, 1st half
Year of Construction: 1905-1914
Style:
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Ziver bey Ahmadbeyov.
Significance
The mosque is constructed over the tomb of the great Sufi scientist of the 14th century Seid Abdulla Bakuyi. The tomb was a place of pilgrimage and was named after its discovery as Taza Pir (the New Pir). The present mosque is built by the order of Nabat Khanum Ashurbeyli who is herself burried in the mosque.
Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
In 1944, the restoration of the Taza Pir Mosque began to start its activities. In 2005 the reconstruction project was prepared to restore the mosque and surrounding areas. On July 6, 2009, the renovation and construction works were ended
References
Qajar, Chingiz. Old Baku, Friends of Azerbaijani Culture Foundation, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Baku, 2009.