Shamakhi, July 18, AZERTAC
As part of a working trip to Azerbaijan, President of the European Council Charles Michel has visited Shamakhi.
President of the European Council visited the Shamakhi Juma Mosque, one of the oldest Muslim temples in the South Caucasus and the Middle East.
Assistant to the Azerbaijani President Anar Alakbarov welcomed President of the European Council Charles Michel.
Imam of the mosque Marhamat Mustafayev informed the President of the European Council about the religious temple. It was stated that the mosque was built in 743. The Shamakhi Juma Mosque, one of the oldest Muslim temples in Azerbaijan, the South Caucasus and the Middle East, was built during the reign of Khalifa Khalid bin Waliyad in honor of his brother Muslim bin Waliyad.
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