Merzili Mosque
Location: Merzili, Aghdam
Condition Assessment
Status: Major damage
Located in the village of Merzili, in the Aghdam district, the Merzili Mosque is not included on the Republic of Azerbaijan's official list of heritage sites, but the Karabakh Center provides some information about the structure. 1
Comparison of Hexagon satellite imagery dated August 1977 2 with satellite imagery captured in March 2005 3 shows that roof of the mosque was removed.
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in August 1977; 2 drag left to see the mosque in March 2005. 3
The mosque remained in this damaged condition until the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in March 2005; 3 drag left to see the mosque in June 2019. 4
Geolocation
CHW geolocated the mosque using an image disseminated by the Karabakh Center. The mosque is also marked on a 1:50k scale topographic map of 1973. 5
The mosque on a 1:50K scale map of 1973. 5
References
1 Karabakh Center, Merzili Village .
2 KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1213-200317F012, August 22, 1977.
3 Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, March 26, 2005.
4 Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, June 23, 2019.
5 1:50K scale topographic map of the Soviet Army General Staff (Sheet J-38-11-A, 1973).
