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Taza
Pir
Mosque
(also
Tazapir,
Teze
Pir,
Teze-Pir,
Tezepir)
is
a
mosque
in
Baku,
Azerbaijan.
Its
construction
began
in
1905
and
was
finished
by
1914.
The
idea
for
the
mosque
as
well
as
its
financing
was
provided
by
an
Azeri
philanthropist,
a
female,
Nabat
Khanum
Ashurbeyov
(Ashurbeyli)
The
history
of
the
sanctuary
dates
back
to
the
XIV
and
XV
centuries.
It
existed
first
time
as
a
tomb.
The
tomb
belonged
to
Abu
Seyid
Abdulla
who
was
a
scholar
and
Islamic
saint.
The
location
of
the
sanctuary
was
known
as
“Xalfadam”
until
the
middle
of
the
last
century.
Over
time,
the
tomb
of
Abu
Seid
Abdulla
was
exposed
to
destruction.
However,
the
local
population
of
Baku
especially
the
Baku
elites
restored
it
several
times.
In
1817,
son-in-law
of
Huseyngulu
Khan,
Qasim
Bey
financed
restoration
costs
of
the
mosque.
The
actual
construction
of
the
temple
began
in
the
early
20th
century.
The
construction
of
the
mosque
was
started
by
construction
foreman
Karbalai
Ahmed,
and
then
completed
under
the
direction
of
the
architect
Zivar
bey
Ahmadbay
between
1905
and
1914
approximately
90
years
later
restoration
of
the
tomb.
The
mosque
was
built
on
the
tomb.
The
construction
costs
were
met
by
Azerbaijani
philanthropist
Nabat
Khanum
Ashurbeyova.
The
construction
of
the
Taza
Pir
Mosque
took
more
than
nine
years
due
to
financial
and
political
issues
of
that
time.
Nabat
khanim,
who
financed
several
charitable
projects
simultaneously
in
Baku,
could
not
afford
to
complete
the
mosque.
In
addition,
due
to
breakout
of
Balkan
War
in
1911,
Tsarist
Russia
had
strictly
controlled
the
activities
of
banks
in
Baku,
assuming
that
Muslim
millionaires
could
help
the
Ottoman
Empire
so
that
the
Baku
millionaires
had
to
get
the
approval
of
officials
from
the
Tsarist
Department
for
the
amount
to
be
spent
on
the
construction
of
Taza
Pir
Mosque.
Azerbaijani
national
industrial
magnate
and
philanthropist
Haji
Zeynalabdin
Taghiyev
also
actively
attended
in
the
construction
process
of
the
mosque.
Only
3
years
after
opening
the
mosque
was
closed
in
connection
with
the
October
Revolution
in
1917.
Over
the
years
the
mosque
functioned
as
a
cinema
and
a
barn,
and
since
1943
to
present
day
-
as
a
mosque.
Akhund
of
the
mosque
is
the
Grand
Mufti
of
the
Caucasus
Allahshukur
Pashazadeh.
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