Saatli Mosque
Location: Shusha city, Shusha
Condition Assessment
Status: Renovated
Located in the city of Shusha, the Saatli Mosque is listed on the Republic of Azerbaijan's official monument registry (inventory No. 355) as dating to the 18 th century. 1
The Saatli Mosque stands out among the neighborhood mosques of Shusha. According to an inscription on the main facade, it was built by Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi in 1883. The Saatli Mosque is decorated with a brick, patterned minaret added after the initial construction. The high round minaret, visible from Bazaar Bashi Square, created a unique silhouette with its colored vertical pattern. 2
Comparison of Hexagon imagery dated July 1980 3 with satellite imagery captured in September 2002 4 shows that during this period the modern roofing of the mosque was removed. The traditional domed roof and the building as a whole remained in sound condition.
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in July 1980; 3 drag left to see the mosque in September 2002. 4
At some point between February 2004 and July 2013, the mosque was renovated and the traditional domed roof was again covered with modern roofing.
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in September 2002; 4 drag left to see the mosque in July 2013. 5
The mosque remained in this condition until the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in July 2013; 5 drag left to see the mosque in September 2020. 6
Geolocation
Supplementary Images
Plan of the mosque 7
References
2 Авалов Э. В., Архитектура города Шуши и проблемы сохранения его исторического облика. [Ред. А. В. Саламзаде]. АН АзССР, Ин-т архитектуры и искусства. Баку: Элм, 1977, p. 77-80.
3 KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1216-100138A003, July 3, 1980.
4 Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, September 27, 2002.
5 Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, July 18, 2013.
6 Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, September 13, 2020.
7 Авалов Э. В., Архитектура города Шуши и проблемы сохранения его исторического облика. [Ред. А. В. Саламзаде]. АН АзССР, Ин-т архитектуры и искусства. Баку: Элм, 1977, p. 78.
