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Azerbaijan opens Bibiheybat Mosque after reconstruction - UPDATED

Azerbaijan opens Bibiheybat Mosque after reconstruction - <font color=red>UPDATED </font>

12 July 2008 11:40 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, Sheikhul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazadeh, Chairman of The Muslims Board of Caucasus, government officials and scientific and religious figures are attending the opening ceremony.
Speaking about the fast economic growth and achievements of the country, Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan is a model of religious tolerance.
He added that mosques, pilgrimage places and holy sites have been rehabilitated and reconstructed in recent year.
The reconstruction work at this religious architectural monument dated back to the 17th century was started in 1997 by the order of Azerbaijanâ€™s Former President Heydar Aliyev. The mosque has been rehabilitated in the eastern architectural style.
One of the two minarets in the mosque is named after Heydar Aliyev.
The eighth Imam Rzaâ€™s sister Hokume was buried in this holy place.

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