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Mausoleum of Sheikh Juneyd (Azerbaijani: Şeyx Cüneyd türbəsi) – is located in Hazra village of Qusar Rayon. Hazra village is not far from Azerbaijan’s border with Dagestan. From history of battle period between the Shirvanshahs and Ardabil sheikhs it is known that Shaykh Junayd – grandfather of Shah Ismail I – perished in the battlefield with Khalilullah’s army in 1456 and was buried there. Construction of the mausoleum on his grave was carried out significantly later.

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