Cemetery

Location: Gyzyl Kangarli, Aghdam

Condition Assessment

Status: Minor damage

Located near the village of Gyzyl Kangarli (Aghdam district), this cemetery is listed on the Republic of Azerbaijan's registry of heritage sites (inventory No. 5751) as an archaeological monument dating to the medieval era. 1 

Comparison of KH-9 Hexagon satellite imagery dated July 1980 2  with satellite imagery captured in November 2004 3  shows that adjacent farmland had encroached on the western limit of the cemetery and a mausoleum in the area ( NA.26 , assessed separately in this analysis) had been destroyed. A second mausoleum to the east ( NA.23 , also assessed independently) remained intact. CHW assesses the cemetery as having sustained minor damage. Except for the encroachment in the west, the territory of the cemetery appears to have remained intact.

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

After 2004, no additional changes are visible in the area of the cemetery.

Drag the swipe tool right to see the cemetery in November 2004; 3  drag left to see the cemetery in August 2021. 4 

Geolocation

CHW was able to geolocate the cemetery using a topographic map, 5  and obtained visual confirmation from a KH-9 Hexagon image from 1980 2  and modern satellite imagery. 3,4 

The cemetery on a 1:25K scale map of 1975. 5 

References

 2  KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1216-200431A030, July 3, 1980.

 3  Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, November 12, 2004.

 4  Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, August 22, 2021.

 5  1:25K scale topographic map of the Main Department of the Geodesy and Cartography of the Ministers' Council of USSR (Sheet A-40-28-G-v, 1975).

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2023

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

Drag the swipe tool right to see the cemetery in November 2004; 3  drag left to see the cemetery in August 2021. 4 

The cemetery on a 1:25K scale map of 1975. 5