Jinn Mosque, 14th-century mosque in Old City of Baku, Azerbaijan
The Jinn Mosque is a medieval place of worship from the 14th century inside the walled Old City of Baku, built with a rectangular plan and a pointed stone dome. The interior consists of a single prayer hall carved from stone, following the Shirvan-Absheron school of architecture.
The mosque was built in 1375 near the Eastern Gate of the Old City walls and served the local community from its earliest days. In 2001, it was officially recognized as a national architectural monument.
The name of the mosque comes from Surah 72 of the Quran, which tells the story of the jinn, supernatural beings in Islamic tradition. This connection to scripture is something visitors can feel when entering the space, which remains an active place of daily prayer.
The mosque sits within the Old City of Baku, a compact area that is easy to explore on foot. Visitors should dress modestly and remove their shoes before stepping into the prayer hall.
The southern wall of the prayer hall holds a five-tiered mihrab decorated with muqarnas stone carving, which is unusually detailed for such a small building. This type of ornamentation shows the care that medieval craftsmen brought even to modest neighborhood mosques.
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