Galagayin Mosque
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Ecclesiastical or organisational status
- Mosque (1657–1928)
- Profane use (1928–1990)
- Mosque (since 1990)
StatusActive
LocationQalaqayın, Sabirabad District
| Galagayin Mosque | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shia Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status |
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| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Qalaqayın, Sabirabad District |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
  Location of the mosque in Azerbaijan | |
| Coordinates | 39°59′19″N 48°27′37″E / 39.98861°N 48.46028°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | |
| Completed | 1657 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | Three |
| Minaret | One |
| Minaret height | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Website | |
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The Galagayin Mosque (Azerbaijani: Qalaqayın Məscidi; Persian: مسجد قلعهقایین) is a Shia Islam mosque, located in Qalaqayın, in the Sabirabad District of Azerbaijan.
In the stone inscriptions, it was mentioned that it was repaired in 1831 by a person named Haji Zeynalabidin.[1] It was last renovated in 1988.
The mosque is rectangular, its walls are decorated with verses of the Quran in Arabic. The mosques has a minaret and three domes. The minaret and domes are made of iron and the height of the minaret is 17 m (56 ft).
During the Soviet period, the mosque was used as a warehouse. In 1990, the building was restored as a mosque.[2]
