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Ateshgah of Baku

The Ateshgah at Surakhany, Baku
Azerbaijani: Atəşgah
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General information
TypeAncient Syncretic (Zoroastrian/Hindu) Fire Temple, Mandir and Gurudwara[1]
Architectural styleShirvan-Absheron architectural school
LocationSurakhany, Baku, Azerbaijan
Current tenantsMuseum

The Ateshgah of Baku (Azerbaijani: Atəşgah), often called the "Fire Temple of Baku", is a castle-like religious temple in Surakhany town (in Surakhany raion),[2] a suburb in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Based on Iranian and Indian inscriptions, the temple was used as a Hindu, Sikh, and Zoroastrian place of worship. "Ātash" (آتش/Atəş) is the Persian and Azerbaijani word for fire.[3] The pentagonal complex, which has a courtyard surrounded by cells for monks and a tetrapillar-altar in the middle, was built during the 17th and 18th centuries. It was abandoned in the late 19th century, probably due to the decline of the Indian population in the area and the establishment of petroleum plants in Surakhany. The natural eternal flame was extinguished in 1969, after nearly a century of petroleum and gas extraction in the area, and is now maintained using a piped gas supply.[4]

The Baku Ateshgah was a pilgrimage and philosophical centre of Zoroastrians from Northwestern Indian subcontinent, who were involved in trade with the Caspian area via the famous "Grand Trunk Road". The four holy elements of their belief were: ateshi (fire), badi (air), abi (water), and heki (earth). The complex was converted into a museum in 1975. The annual number of visitors to the museum is about 15,000.[5]

The Temple of Fire "Ateshgah" was nominated for inclusion on the List of World Heritage Sites, UNESCO in 1998 by Gulnara Mehmandarova.[5] On December 19, 2007, it was declared a state historical-architectural reserve by decree of the President of Azerbaijan.[6]

  1. ^ Jas Singh (18 February 2014). Jas: Chronicles of intrigue, folly, and laughter in the global workplace. Two Harbors Press. pp. 227–. ISBN 978-1-62652-551-1.
  2. ^ "Ateshgahs and Zoroastrians in Azerbaijan: Good thoughts, good words, good deeds". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  3. ^ "ĀTAŠ, M. Boyce, Encyclopædia Iranica". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
  4. ^ "Fire Temple of Baku (Atlas Obscura)". Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  5. ^ a b "Surakhany, Atashgyakh (Fire - worshippers, temple - museum at Surakhany)". Archived from the original on 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  6. ^ (in Russian) Распоряжение Президента Азербайджанской Республики «Об объявлении территории Храма Атешгях в Сураханском районе города Баку Азербайджанской Республики Государственным историко-архитектурным заповедником „Храм Атешгях“» Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

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