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Juma Mosque of Ganja

Gəncə, Italy

Juma Mosque of Ganja

The Juma Mosque of Ganja (Azerbaijani: Cümə məscidi, Persian: مسجد جمعه گنجه) or Friday Mosque of Ganja is a Shia Islam mosque, located in the centre of Ganja, Azerbaijan. The mosque was built in 1606, according to a project of Sheykh Baheddin Mohammad Amili. The mosque is also often called "Shah Ab

bas Mosque" (Azerbaijani: Şah Abbas Məscidi, Persian: مسجد شاه‌عباس) because it was built on the instructions of the Iranian Shah Abbas the Great during his reign.

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