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The '''Blue Mosque''' ({{lang-hy|Կապույտ մզկիթ}}; {{lang-fa|مسجد کبود}}; {{lang-az|Göy məscid}}) is a mosque in ], ]. It was built in ] during the reign of Huseyn Ali, ] (therefore is often referred to as "the mosque of Huseyn Ali") and was one of Yerevan's 8 mosques prior to ]. It serviced Yerevan's once large ] community (which consisted mostly of ethnic ] who fled Armenia in ]–] as a result of the ]). It consists of 28 halls, a library, main prayer room and a courtyard, overall occupying 7,000 square metres of land. It originally had four 24-meter high ]s, however, three of them had been demolished by ], when religious services at the Blue Mosque were forbidden, and the building was turned into a ] due to ] policies imposed by the ].<ref> at Yerevan.ru. Retrieved ] ]</ref> Between ]–], the mosque was renovated with large funding from ] Muslims and religious services are currently held. |
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