Shingiley Mosque

Shingiley Mosque — a 19th-century mosque and historical-architectural monument located in the village of Dəstə, Ordubad District, Azerbaijan.

Shingiley Mosque
Location	Ordubad District,Dəstə
Area	Azerbaijan
Built	XIX century

The mosque was included in the list of immovable historical and cultural monuments of local importance by Decision No. 132 of the Cabinet of Azerbaijan dated August 2, 2001. By Decision No. 98 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic dated November 21, 2007, Shingiley Mosque was classified as an architectural monument of national importance.

About

Shingiley Mosque is located in the village of Dəstə, Ordubad District.^[1][2] According to inscriptions found in the mosque, it was originally built in the 11th century and restored in the 20th century.^[1][3]

The mosque has two entrances, with the main one located on the northern side, where there is also a balcony.^[1]There are two arched windows on each of the western and eastern walls, and five windows on the southern wall. The ceiling is supported by six columns. The mosque is 16.6 meters long, 9 meters wide, and 4.3 meters high.^[4]

After the Soviet occupation of Azerbaijan, an official campaign against religion began in 1928.^[5] In December of that year, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan transferred many mosques, churches, and synagogues for use as educational clubs.^[6] While there were 3,000 mosques in Azerbaijan in 1917, this number dropped to 1,700 in 1927, 1,369 in 1928, and only 17 by 1933.^[6][7] Shingiley Mosque also ceased functioning during this period.

After Independence

After Azerbaijan regained its independence, the mosque was included in the list of immovable historical and cultural monuments of local importance by Decision No. 132 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated August 2, 2001.^[8] By Decision No. 98 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic dated November 21, 2007, the Shingiley Mosque was added to the list of architectural monuments of national importance.^[9]

Sources

References

1. Naxçıvan abidələri ensiklopediyası 2008, p. 444.
2. Səfərli 2017, p. 39.
3. Seyidov, Abbas (2019). Tarixi Yerlər və Abidələr I Beynəlxalq Quba Simpoziumu / Mədəniyyətlərarası münasibətlərdə Naxçıvan memarlıq abidələrinin yeri (in Azerbaijani). Bakı. p. 72. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
4. Naxçıvan abidələri ensiklopediyası 2008, p. 445.
5. Yunusov, Arif (2004). Azərbaycanda İslam (PDF) (in Azerbaijani). Bakı: Zaman. p. 140. ISBN 9952-8052-2-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
6. Yunusov, Arif (2004). Azərbaycanda İslam (PDF) (in Azerbaijani). Bakı: Zaman. p. 141. ISBN 9952-8052-2-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
7. Ələsgərova, Nəsrin (2005-01-15). "Ислам в Азербайджане: история и современность | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Tbilisi - South Caucasus Region". ge.boell.org (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
8. "Azərbaycan Respublikası Nazirlər Kabinetinin 2001-ci il 2 avqust Tarixli 132 nömrəli qərarı ilə təsdiq edilmişdir" (PDF) (in Azerbaijani). mct.gov.az. 2001-08-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
9. Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası ərazisindəki dünya, ölkə və yerli əhəmiyyətli daşınmaz tarix və mədəniyyət abidələri (in Azerbaijani). Naxçıvan: Qızıl dağ nəşriyyatı. 2009. p. 37.

Literature

• The encyclopaedia of "Nakhchivan monuments" (in Azerbaijani). Naxçıvan: national Academy of sciences of Azerbaijan nakhchivan branch. 2008. p. 521.
• Səfərli, Hacıfəxrəddin (2017). Naxçıvanın türk-islam mədəniyyət abidələri (in Azerbaijani). Naxçıvan: Əcəmi NPM. p. 216.