The Bibi Heybat Mosque

The Bibi Heybat mosque lies on the edge of the bay of the same name, near the road leading from Baku to the south of Azerbaijan. Depending on your point of view, we can enjoy a picturesque location on the background of the Caspian Sea, the old oil fields, suburbs and hills Baku Batamdar the TV tower.

The mosque was built in honor of the seventh sister of Imam Ali - Okumy Khanim, who led the life of the holy woman. She helped the poor, miserable support, share its wealth. After the death of Okumy, the sea was placed a small crypt engraved with her name. With time, the holy places pilgrims started coming.

In the years 1264 - 1266 out of pir-u, a small mosque Bibi Heybat with one chamber and two 20 meter high minarets. The name is Bibi's aunt, and Heybat - committed to serving. Located near the village was named Sheikhovo (the sheikh), and later to the time of this present time is called Shikhovo.

The first time I saw a mosque in 2006. Even then, permanent restoration work. Mosque has been reconstructed since 1998, and in 2008 unveiled by the One.

Unfortunately, during the reconstruction of the exit road (extension) adjacent to the mosque, destroyed lying on the slope section of the cemetery. Some of the tombs located opposite the mosque. was demolished and some of them during the work was bulldozers were open. Sticking out of them the remains of human bones and the carpets in which they are wrapped.

It was not the first cemetery, which was destroyed and devastated in Baku. For many of them now stand new buildings and settlements. I wonder whether this affects Stalin and later Soviet policy of destruction, which also has a mosque Bibi Heybat in 1934 and lack of respect for ancestors.

Unfortunately, the devastation of Baku policy continues today. Are destroyed more monuments of Baku which is the rich history and heritage http://www.facebook.com/bakunian.girl