Mosque

Location: Papravand, Aghdam

Site No.4046: 40.16100278N /46.84015573E

Condition Assessment

Status: Major damage

This unnamed mosque, located in the village of Papravand (Aghdam district), is included on the Republic of Azerbaijan's registry of heritage sites (inventory No. 4046) as dating to the 18th century. 1 

The mosque, which occupies the western half of an elongated structure, has sustained major damage. Comparison of KH-9 Hexagon imagery from August 1980 2  with more recent satellite imagery indicates that the roof of the building had been removed by November 2004. 3 

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

A comparison of satellite images captured in November 2004 3  and August 2021 4  shows additional minor damage to the southwestern wall, as confirmed by recent photographs of the monument ( a ,  b ).

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

Geolocation

CHW geolocated the mosque using images disseminated by the  Karabakh Center   ( a ,  b ,  c ,  d ,  e ).

References

 2  KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1216-200431A029, August 11, 1980.

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

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

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2023

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

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