Description
Ordubad, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan: Juma Mosque (Friday mosque / Cümə məscidi / Shah Abbas Mosque) - SSW façade oriented towards Mecca, with the mihrab in the center (Qibla direction) - 16th century red brick building in Nakhchivan-Maraga style, probably from the period of Shah Abbas I of Persia (there is an inscription from 1604 AD exempting the town of taxes as a reward for its fierce resistance to Ottoman invaders).