Bibi-Heybat - Shiite mosque, which is one of the major religious sites of Azerbaijan in Baku. The mosque is located on the banks of the Baku Bay.

Unfortunately, the magnificent city landmark has not been preserved to this day in its original form. The mosque, which can be seen now - it is only recreated in the 90th. a copy of the last century. Previous building of the mosque was built in the XIII century.

According to legend, the mosque was built over the tomb of Musa al-daughter Cosima, is the seventh Shiite imam. In addition, here is the burial babysitting Ukeymy Aliyeva and other notable people, bequeathed to bury them in the Bibi-Heybat.

In the 20-ies. the last century, after the establishment of Soviet power in the country, there began a bitter war against religion. As a result of all these events has been destroyed several churches: Orthodox church of Alexander Nevsky, the Polish Catholic church and Muslim mosque Bibi-Heybat, which is the main target for the newly-formed government. By order of the Presidium of the Council of Baku in 1936, the complex was blown up. Almost all the buildings collapsed at once, and only the minaret had to blow up several times.

With the acquisition of the state independence of the country's many architectural monuments, including churches, have been restored. In 1998, construction work began on the construction of mosques. For this purpose, miraculously preserved old sketches. With this new complex was much more original. Above the construction of a mosque best architects.

Bibi-Heybat - the spiritual center of the Muslim East, and one of the major monuments of Islamic architecture of Azerbaijan.