Zangilan Mosque

Location: Zangilan village, Zangilan

Site N.5287: 39.06867676N/46.69571664E

Condition Assessment

Status: Major damage

Located in the village of Zangilan (Zangilan district), this mosque is listed on the Republic of Azerbaijan's registry of heritage sites (inventory No. 5287) as an architectural monument dating to the 19 th  century. 1 

Comparison of Hexagon satellite imagery dated July 1980 2  and imagery captured in February 2004 3  shows that the mosque's roof had been removed during this period.

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in July 1980; 2  drag left to see the mosque in February 2004. 3 

The mosque remained in this damaged condition until the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in February 2004; 3  drag left to see the mosque in March 2020. 4 

Geolocation

CHW geolocated the mosque using a  video  and images ( a ,  b ,  c ,  d ,  e ,  f ,  g ) post-dating the 2020 war.

References

 2  KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1216-100138A007, July 3, 1980.

 3  Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, February 8, 2004.

 4  Google Earth/CNES/Airbus, March 2, 2020.

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2023

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in July 1980; 2  drag left to see the mosque in February 2004. 3 

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in February 2004; 3  drag left to see the mosque in March 2020. 4