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Bibi heybet12/10/2023 ![]() ![]() Since then the mountain, the village and the mosque have all been called Bibi-Heybat. When Heybat died and was buried, as he had requested, at the feet of his ‘aunt’ in the same mosque, his name was also added. Fleeing with her servant Heybat from persecution by the Arab Caliphate, she arrived at this ancient sacred spot on the Caspian’s rocky coast, in Shikhov village, and later erected the small mosque which was to become her final resting place.īibi (aunt) was the respectful term by which Heybat addressed her mistress and so the name was given to the mosque that Hokuma khanim had raised. The first mosque was built by Hokuma khanim. A look at the chronology of the complex’s construction and modification gives us an idea of how Bibi-Heybat developed. When Islam spread to Azerbaijan, popular holy places were assimilated and given Arabic and Muslim names.ĭespite its relatively small size, the original mosque was one of the main sights of old Baku it blended perfectly with its surroundings and also somehow took on different identities from different angles. The location was no casual choice for this prominent shrine it has long been revered as a sanctuary. ![]() You can’t miss Bibi-Heybat mosque as you head south past the lower tip of Baku bay its two minarets dominate the headland.
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