Heydar Mosque (Azerbaijani: Heydər Məscidi) is an Azerbaijani mosque named after the former President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev located in the Binəqədi raion of Baku. The opening ceremony of the mosque was held on 26 December 2014. The mosque covers a total area of 12,000 m2 and the internal area of the building covers a total area of 4,200 square meters. The façade of the building decorated with special stones based on the Shirvan-Absheron architectural style. It has four 95m-height minarets. It has 55m-height main and 35m-height second domes. Verses from the Holy Qur'an were written on the sides of domes. The Caucasian Muslim Office appointed Imam Hafiz Abbasov and Akhund Rufet Garayev for the Sunni and Shia sects, respectively. Mubariz Gurbanli, the Chairman to the State Committee on