Seyidli Mosque
Location: Shusha city, Shusha
Condition Assessment
Status: Unchanged
One of the many mosques of Shusha, the Seyidli Mosque appears on the list of heritage sites of the Republic of Azerbaijan (inventory No. 5151) as an architectural monument dating to the 18th century. 1
CHW compared Hexagon satellite imagery dated July 1980 2 with satellite imagery captured in September 2002 3 to determine that the overall condition of the mosque did not change during this period.
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in July 1980; 2 drag left to see the mosque in September 2002. 3
The mosque remained in this well-preserved condition until the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War. Images post-dating the war confirm this assessment (see Supplementary Images).
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in September 2002; 3 drag left to see the mosque in September 2021. 4
Geolocation
CHW geolocated the mosque based on locational information provided in an academic publication on the architecture of Shusha. 5
Supplementary Images
The mosque in September 2022.
References
2 KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1216-100138A003, July 3, 1980.
3 Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, September 27, 2002.
4 Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, September 10, 2021.
5 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. 70.
