Mausoleum of Momine Khatun

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The Mausoleum of Momine Khatun is a 12th-century Seljuk-era funerary monument in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, renowned for its intricate brickwork and Kufic inscriptions.

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Mausoleum of Momine Khatun canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Seljuk-era architectural monument ⓘ
funerary monument ⓘ
mausoleum ⓘ
architect Ajami ibn Abubakr Nakhchivani ⓘ
architecturalStyle Azerbaijani medieval architecture ⓘ
Seljuk architecture ⓘ
associatedDynasty Eldiguzid Atabegs ⓘ
builder Atabeg Shams al-Din Eldiguz ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Azerbaijan ⓘ
culture Azerbaijani ⓘ
Seljuk ⓘ
linked to: Seljuk Empire
dateOfConstruction 12th century ⓘ
circa 1186 ⓘ
decorativeFeature Kufic inscriptions ⓘ
epigraphic bands ⓘ
geometric ornament ⓘ
intricate brickwork ⓘ
muqarnas cornice ⓘ
dedicatedTo Momine Khatun ⓘ
function dynastic memorial ⓘ
tomb ⓘ
hasFeature conical roof (originally) ⓘ
crypt ⓘ
inscriptional frieze ⓘ
portal entrance ⓘ
heritageStatus architectural monument of national importance in Azerbaijan ⓘ
inscriptionContent Quranic verses ⓘ
names of patrons and builders ⓘ
praise of Momine Khatun ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn Eastern Anatolia and Caucasus cultural region ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Anatolia

Nakhchivan ⓘ
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic ⓘ
Nakhchivan City ⓘ
linked to: Nakhchivan city

South Caucasus ⓘ
materialUsed baked brick ⓘ
glazed tile ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter Momine Khatun ⓘ
notableFor extensive Kufic and cursive inscriptions ⓘ
highly developed brick ornamentation ⓘ
numberOfSides 10 ⓘ
partOf historic center of Nakhchivan ⓘ
patron Atabeg Shams al-Din Eldiguz ⓘ
period medieval period ⓘ
regionOfInfluence Islamic architecture of the Caucasus ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Islam ⓘ
shape decagonal tower ⓘ
tourismAttraction yes ⓘ

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Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic → hasNotableSite → Mausoleum of Momine Khatun ⓘ