The Imam Hussein Mosque (Azerbaijani: İmam Hüseyn məscidi; Georgian: იმამ ჰუსეინის მეჩეთი) is an Azerbaijani Shia mosque, located in the city of Marneuli in the Marneuli Municipality of Kvemo Kartli, Georgia.[1] It was opened as the second mosque of Marneuli in 2016 to serve the local Azerbaijani community.[2][3]
| Imam Hussein Mosque | |
|---|---|
İmam Hüseyn məscidi იმამ ჰუსეინის მეჩეთი | |
 Imam Hussein mosque | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shia Islam |
| Mosque | |
| Ownership | Georgian Muslims Department |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Marneuli, Marneuli Municipality, Kvemo Kartli |
| Country | Georgia |
  Location of the mosque in Georgia | |
 Interactive map of Imam Hussein Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 41°27′50″N 44°49′07″E / 41.46389°N 44.81861°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Safavid |
| Funded by | Jawad al-Shahristani |
| Completed | 2016 |
History
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Shia Muslims, most of whom are Azerbaijanis, are the biggest religious minority in Georgia, particularly making up the majority in the Marneuli Municipality. Originally, Marneuli only had one mosque, the small 18th century Imam Ali Mosque (İmam Əli məscidi; იმამ ალის მეჩეთი), which was repaired in 2000.[2]
In 2014, a new mosque was commissioned to be built with the help of Iranian-Iraqi cleric Jawad al-Shahristani, who serves as a representative of Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. The mosque's opening took place in 2016 and was attended by an Iranian delegation, alongside Georgian and Azerbaijani politicians.[4][5][6] The mosque, built in the Safavid style, was inspired by the Shah Mosque in Isfahan and has three floors.[6]
In Ramadan of 2020, the mosque handed out donations to 60 families in need in the area.[7]
See also
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edit- ↑ "Marneuli Imam Hussein Mosque". Georgia Travel. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Looking for Home: Georgia's Muslim Eco-Migrants". chaikhana. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "В Грузии, в районе компактного проживания азербайджанского населения, открылась новая мечеть имама Хусейна". Эхо Кавказа (in Russian). 13 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "მარნეულში იმამ ჰუსეინის სახელობის ახალი მეჩეთი გაიხსნა". ipress.ge. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "В Грузии, в районе компактного проживания азербайджанского населения, открылась новая мечеть имама Хусейна". Эхо Кавказа (in Russian). 13 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- 1 2 Islamic architecture in Tbilisi and Batumi: Muslim heritage in Georgia, Aldona Piwko, Vistula University, Warsaw (2021); pp. 11
- ↑ "Marneuli İmam Hüseyn (ə) məscidi 60 ehtiyaclı ailəni sevindirdi (FOTO)..." 24news.ge (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 19 May 2026.