Palatial mosque in Baku built

1441 CE.

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The Palatial mosque in Baku (Persian: مسجد قصر; Azerbaijani: Saray məscidi), also known as the Palace Mosque (Persian: مسجد کاخ; Azerbaijani: Şah Məscidi; Arabic: مسجد شاه (باكو)), and Shirvanshahs Palace Mosque, is a mosque, located inside the Palace of the Shirvanshahs complex, in the Old City of Baku, Azerbaijan. The mosque was built in 845 AH (1441/1442 CE) by the Iranian Shirvanshahs. The Palatial mosque in Baku forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Palace of the Shirvanshahs.

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