Mosque
Location: Horadiz village, Fuzuli
Condition Assessment
Status: Major damage
Located in the city of Horadiz (Fuzuli district), this mosque appears on the list of heritage sites of the Republic of Azerbaijan (inventory No. 4221) as an architectural monument dating to the 20 th century. 1
Comparison of KH-9 Hexagon imagery dated July 1980 2 with satellite imagery captured in March 2005 3 shows that the mosque sustained major damage. At some point between the early 1990s and 2005, the roof of the structure was removed.
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in July 1980; 2 drag left to see the mosque in March 2005. 3
Between March 11, 2005, and April 8, 2010, the mosque was damaged further when its northern half was destroyed during the construction of an adjacent trench. The half-destroyed mosque remained in this heavily damaged condition until the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War. Its dilapidated state is confirmed by images ( a , b , c ) and a video post-dating the 2020 war.
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in April 2010; 4 drag left to see the mosque in October 2020. 5
Geolocation
CHW geolocated the mosque using a video post-dating the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.
References
2 KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1216-100138A004, July 3, 1980.
3 Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, March 11, 2005.
4 Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, April 8, 2010.
5 Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, October 2, 2020.
