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Takya
Azerbaijani: Təkiyə
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Status	restored
Location
Location	Old City, Baku
Country	Azerbaijan
Location in the Baku Old City
Geographic coordinates	40°22′01″N 49°50′12″E / 40.366872°N 49.836581°E / 40.366872; 49.836581
Architecture
Style	Islamic architecture, Shirvan-Absheron architectural school
Completed	XIII century

Takya (Azerbaijani: Təkiyə) is a historical monument of the 13th century. It is a part of Old City and located on Gazi Muhammed street, in the city of Baku, in Azerbaijan. The building was also 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.

History

The monument was built in XIII century. It mainly operated as mahallah mosque, and also as secondary school. In 1967, archeological excavations were conducted around the takya. It was restored in 1970s.

Dervishes were spiritually purified, performing individual and mass religious rituals here. Takyas were also a shelter for traveling strangers.

Architectural features

The monument is square-shaped and consists of a single room. Its facade is towards the Maiden Tower. Unusual plan of the takya, as well as covering of the worshipping room with stepped domes system resulted with specificity of the interior of the monument.

Gallery

• Different views of the monument
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See also

• Gileyli Mosque
• Jinn Mosque
• Chin Mosque
• Sheikh Ibrahim Mosque
• Sayyid Yahya Murtuza Mosque
• Haji Heybat Mosque

References

1. "Azərbaycan Respublikası ərazisində dövlət mühafizəsinə götürülmüş daşınmaz tarix və mədəniyyət abidələrinin əhəmiyyət dərəcələrinə görə bölgüsünün təsdiq edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikasi Nazirlər Kabinetinin qərarı". e-qanun.az. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
2. ^ "TƏKİYƏ" (in Azerbaijani). icherisheher.gov.az. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
3. ^ "Təkiyə" (in Azerbaijani). www.icherisheher.az. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
4. "Təkiyə (dərvişlərin ibadət etdiyi yer)" (in Azerbaijani). kataloq.gomap.az. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

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