Since June 1, 2006 the repair works have also started in Bibi Eibat, Cuma and Ajdarbey mosques. According to unofficial sources, the presidential fund has allocated 30 million AZN for all these works.
After reconstruction Taza Pir mosque has school, Baku Islamic University, hotels, conference hall and six halls for funeral ceremonies.
Unofficial sources said president has banned construction of high-rise buildings at the distance of 150 metres around the mosque.
Library is on the first floor of the four-storey complex and the offices of the Caucasian Muslim Religious Department are located on all remaining floors. The grave of Nabat khanum Ashurbeyli, who financed the mosque construction in the beginning of last century and asked to bury her in the mosque yard, is in front of the entrance.
Taza Pir was built from 1905 to 1913 by architect Ziverbek Ahmadbekov, designer of many buildings in Baku and other cities of the country
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Claims are emerging that candidates in Azerbaijan's parliamentary elections are effectively "approved" by the authorities. According to these claims, the government facilitates the participation of opposition forces it deems necessary in the elections, while excluding those it does not want in a "coordinated manner."
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No precipitation is expected in the capital on August 2; wind is north-western. Air temperature at night is +21+26, during the day it will be +30+35. Daytime humidity is 45-55%.
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In connection with the COP29 conference in Baku from 12 to 22 November 2024, autumn holidays will be announced in schools. At the same time, secondary and higher education institutions in Baku and Sumgayit, as well as in Absheron region will have distance learning from 12 to 22 November 2024.
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In the course of joint actions of the State Security Service and the State Border Service of Azerbaijan, drugs in a large amount smuggled by Iranian citizens into Azerbaijan were detected and seized.
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