The story of the Bibi-Heybat Mosque
The original Bibi-Heybat Mosque was built in the 13th century over the tomb of Ukeyma Khanum, a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad's family through Imam Musa al-Kazim. It was destroyed in 1936 under Soviet rule.
It was rebuilt in the 1990s and 2000s in the traditional Shirvan style, with three domes and two minarets overlooking the Caspian Sea. Today it is one of the most important places of pilgrimage in Azerbaijan.
