Khojaly Mausoleum
Location: Khojaly city, Khojaly
Condition Assessment
Status: Unchanged
Khojaly Mausoleum is included on the list of heritage sites of the Republic of Azerbaijan (inventory No. 252). 1 According to both government and scholarly sources, the monument dates to the 14 th century. 1,2
The mausoleum is located to the north of the main kurgan field of Khojaly, close to the bank of the Khojaly River. It was damaged during the civil war of the early 20th century. 2 The outer tiling of the mausoleum was already stripped in the 1920s. 2 The cladding that survived on one of the walls reveals that it was covered in white limestone and reddish stone. The mausoleum has a conical dome. Above the entrance is a crescent and an octagonal rosette or star. Inside the mausoleum, there is also an 8-sided rosette. A grave on the southern side of the mausoleum bears a well-preserved Arabic inscription, according to which Abu Bakr bin Dawud (Hijri 768; 1366-1367 AD) was buried there.
Comparison of the KH-9 Hexagon imagery of August 1980 3 and satellite imagery captured in September 2020 4 shows that the overall condition of the mausoleum is unchanged. An image dated November, 2, 2017 also confirms that the mausoleum is well-preserved.
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mausoleum in August 1980; 3 drag left to see the mausoleum in September 2020. 4
Geolocation
The mausoleum is marked on a 1:25K scale topographic map of 1952. 5
The mausoleum on a 1:25K scale map of 1952. 5
Supplementary Imagery
The mausoleum at some point prior to the 2020 Karabakh War
The plan and sketch of the mausoleum
References
2 Александрович Дж., Азимбеков И., Сысоев В. М., Евлах-Шуша: археологический очерк: отдельный оттиск из 3-го выпуска "Известий Азкомстариса". АЗКОМСТАРИС. Баку: [б. и.], 1928, p. 14.
3 KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1216-200431F031, July 3, 1980.
4 Google Earth and Maxar Technologies, September 13, 2020.
5 1:25K scale topographic map of the Main Department of Geodesy and Cartography under the Council of the Ministers of USSR (Sheet J-38-1-B-v, Khojaly, 1952).
