Pir-Hussein Mausoleum

Pir-Hussein Mausoleum

Mausoleum of Pir Husayn b. Sahat is a mausoleum dedicated to Pîr Husayn who was a local ruler of Qara Qoyunlu (1375-1468) dynasty in Caucasia. The Pir-Hussein Mausoleum is situated in Azerbaijan in the village of Khânaghâh. The mausoleum is one of the remnants of the Persian architecture in the Caucasus.

References

Krackovskaja, V. A.: "Izrazcy mavzoleja Pir-Chusejna", Tbilisi 1946.

ee also

* Azerbaijan
* List of mausoleums


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