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'''Ajami ibn Abubakr Nakhchivani''' ({{lang-az|Əcəmi ibn Əbubəkr Naxçıvani}}) was a 12th and 13th-century Muslim architect who contributed greatly to the architecture of [[Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic|Nakhchivan]]. He was the founder of the [[Nakhchivan school of architecture]] and is the architect of buildings such as [[Yusif ibn Kuseyir Mausoleum]], [[Momine Khatun Mausoleum]] and [[Juma Mosque, Nakhchivan|Juma Mosque]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.azerbaijans.com/content_926_en.html |title=Ajami Nakhchivani (20-ies of XII century - the end of XII century) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=azerbaijans.com |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>

One of the ancient monuments created by Ajami is the mausoleum of Yusif ibn Kuseyir, known as "Atababa". The [[Āyah|ayahs]] (verses) from [[Koran]] are inscribed on the walls of the monument. Date of construction of this mausoleum (1161-1162 AD) was defined from its traditional built-in plate or ''katiba''. This eight-sided mausoleum consists of the underground [[plinth]] burial place (sardaba, {{lang-langx|fa|سردابه}} or cellar) and its on-ground top. Each side of this construction is decorated with various ornaments.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1173/ |title=The mausoleum of Nakhichevan |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=whc.unesco.org |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>

The station "Memar Ajami" in [[Baku Metro|Baku metropolitan]] was named in honourhonor of him.