Juma Mosque (Cuma), Baku

Juma Mosque is a mosque that was completed in Baku in 1899. The mosque was built with financing from philanthropist Haji Shikhlali Dadashov.

The history of the mosque is much older than the one that presently stands. A mosque on the site called the Jame Mosque was built in the 12th century. It was built in the style of mosques from the Seljuk period. The dome was done in the style of the Maragha-Nakhchivan architectural school.

There are some records of the earlier mosque on the walls of Juma Mosque itself. One is an inscription showing the restoration of a mosque in 1309 and the other is a balcony that was erected in 1437. There are also traces of a Zoroastrian temple that predates the mosque.

During communist time, the mosque was turned into the home of the State Carpet Museum. It resumed use as a mosque in the 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union. A complete restoration took place in 2008, which added both heating and lighting.