Mausoleum of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi

Mausoleum of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi
The mausoleum (right) and
mosque ruins (left), in 2008
Location in the Baku Old City
General information
TypeMausoleum
LocationOld City, Baku, Azerbaijan
Completed1457-1458
Official nameMausoleum of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi
TypeCultural
Criteriaiv
Designated2000 (24th session)
Part ofWalled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
Reference no.958
RegionEurope/Asia
Endangered2003–2009

The Mausoleum of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi was built in approximately 1457–1458, in the Old City of Baku, Azerbaijan. The mausoleum is located in the centre of the middle yard of the Palace of the Shirvanshahs. Among local people it is known as the mausoleum of “dervish” and was named after the philosopher and thinker Seyid Yahya Bakuvi who is buried in it.

The Mausoleum of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Palace of the Shirvanshahs.