The mosque in Yelizavetpol was built in 1606 by Sheikh and engineer Baha ad-Din. He acted under the orders of Shah Abbas, which is why the building is sometimes called the “Shah Abbas’ Mosque.” The mosque is shaped like a cube, topped with a large dome 17 meters in diameter. The building is made of the traditional red brick used in Ganja. The Shah Abbas Mosque is designed in such a way that precisely at noon, the shadow cast on its western wall disappears. This indicates to Muslims the time for the midday prayer. In 1776, two minarets were added to the mosque building. A minbar (pulpit for the Friday sermon by the imam) is preserved inside the mosque to this day. This minbar is notable for being made from various types of wood without a single nail.
The mosque in Yelizavetpol
