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Haji Shahla Mosque ( Azerbaijani : Hacı Şəhla məscidi ) is a former mosque and architectural monument located in the Balakhany town of Baku , in Azerbaijan . The inscription on the mosque indicates that it was built in 787 AH (1385/1386 CE) by the order of Hacı Shahla bin Shakir bin Mustafa Köşkin and constructed by the master architect Arif, son of the master Musa Jibal. After Azerbaijan regained independence, the building was included in the list of significant immovable historical and cultural monuments of the country by the decision numbered 132 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on August 2, 2001.
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Haji Shahla Mosque ( ) is a historical mosque of the fourteenth century. It is located in Balakhany village in the city of Baku in Azerbaijan .
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historical mosque of the fourteenth century
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former mosque and architectural monument located in the balakhany town of baku
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