Merdinli Mosque
Location: Merdinli, Fuzuli
Condition Assessment
Status: Major damage
Located in the village of Merdinli, in the Fuzuli district, the Merdinli Mosque appears on the list of heritage sites of the Republic of Azerbaijan (inventory No. 4217) as an architectural monument dating to the 19 th century. 1
Comparison of Hexagon imagery dated July 1980 2 with satellite imagery captured in April 2010 3 shows that the mosque sustained major damage when its roofing was removed.
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in July 1980; 2 drag left to see the mosque in April 2010. 3
The mosque remained in this condition until April 2012, after which the building was repurposed at some point before the end of August 2019. Over the course of the next year, the exterior area to the east of the mosque was turned into an animal pen. Videos ( a , b ) and images post-dating 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War confirm that the mosque was used as a barn.
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in August 2019; 4 drag left to see the mosque in October 2020. 5
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References
2 KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1216-100138A003, July 3, 1980.
3 Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, April 8, 2010.
4 Google Earth/CNES/Airbus, August 28, 2019.
5 Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, October 2, 2020.
