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Azerbaijan: Baku Mosque Closures Inconvenience Believers
A EURASIANET PHOTO ESSAY BY JONATHAN MAKIRI
Among the many construction projects that now seem to define downtown Baku, Azerbaijan's capital city, it's notable that one type of building, the mosque, isn't faring so well. This EurasiaNet photo essay documents the impact of mosque closures in Baku.


ALMANAC FACTS

Area: 87,000 sq km (33,591 sq mi)
Population: 7,868,385
Capital: Baku 1,800,000
President: Ilham Aliyev
Religion: Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8%
Life Expectancy: 63.25 years
GDP per capita: $3,400
OSI NATIONAL FOUNDATION OFFICE:

OSI Assistance Foundation-Azerbaijan
117A, Hasan Aliyev
Baku 370110
Azerbaijan
Phone: (99412) 98 69 33, 98 69 1
Fax: (99412) 98 69 34
Email: office@osi-az.org
Executive Director: Mr. Farda Asadov
Website: http://www.osi-az.org

 

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