The first Friday prayer took place today in new mosque "Heydar Aliyev" in Baku which opened on December 14. Prayer was made in one of the small rooms of the temple, and the Adhan (call to prayer) is sounded inside the mosque, and is not transmitted through the speakers.
In the mosque make namaz representatives of various Islamic movements. The mosque was built at the expense of 10 million manats allocated by Ilham Aliyev.
This is the largest mosque in Azerbaijan, built on the territory of 12 thousand sq.meters.
The height of four minarets is 95 meters. The height of the two domes is 55 meters and 35 meters.
The mosque is also equipped with rooms for ritual funeral ceremonies.-06D--
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