Noah's Mausoleum (Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan)
The Tomb of prophet Noah (Azerbaijani: Nuh peyğəmbər türbəsi) or Noah's Mausoleum is a mausoleum in the city of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Architecture of the construction is dated from the 8th century.[1]
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Location | Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan |
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Type | Mausoleum |
Beginning date | 8th century |
Dedicated to | Noah |
According to Armenian tradition, Noah’s tomb is located in the town of Nakhchivan. 19th century Russian and European sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and John Foster Fraser noted that the local Armenians considered it a holy place.[2][3]
The current mausoleum was built in 2006. The tomb consists of remains of the lower storey of a former temple. There is a ladder leading to a burial vault. There is a stone column in the middle of the vault. According to legend, relics of Noah are under this column. A portrait describing the mausoleum of Noah 100 years ago painted by Bahruz Kangarli is saved in the National Art Museum of Azerbaijan.
Gallery
- Postcard of the Russian Empire
- Postcard of the Russian Empire
- Mausoleum in the portrait by Behruz Kangarli, the early 20th century
- Postage stamp of Azerbaijan, 2010
References
- "В Нахичевани будет отреставрирован мавзолей пророка Ноя". Interfax.
- Fraser, John Foster (1925) [1899]. Round the World on a Wheel (5th ed.). London: Methuen. p. 90.
In time we reached Nachitchevan and visited Noah's tomb. It is a featureless, mud-covered building that the Armenians regard as holy.
- Massalski, Władysław (1897). "Нахичевань". Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary Volume XXa (in Russian). pp. 704–705. online view "По преданию, основан Ноем, гробница которого показывается местными армянами."