Rzaqulu Bey Mausoleum

Location: Dudukchu, Khojavend

Condition Assessment

Status: Destroyed

Located in the village of Dudukchu (Khojavend district), the Rzaqulu Bey Mausoleum is not included on the Republic of Azerbaijan's list of heritage sites. CHW learned of the mausoleum from several other sources. 1,2,3 

Comparison of Hexagon satellite imagery dated July 1980 4  with satellite imagery captured in March 2005 5  shows that the mausoleum was destroyed during this period.

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mausoleum in July 1980; 4  drag left to see the mausoleum in March 2005. 5 

Images ( a ,  b ,  c ,  d ) post-dating the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War confirm the destruction of the mausoleum.

Geolocation

The mausoleum is marked on the 1:25K scale topographic map of 1955. 6 

The mausoleum on a 1:25K scale map of 1955. 6 

References

 1  Tapdıqoğlu Nazim. Xocavənd ensiklopediyası. Bakı: Zərdabi LTD, 2009. p. 392.

 3  Karabakh Center,  Dudukchu Village .

 4  KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1216-100138A003, July 3, 1980.

 5  Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, March 26, 2005.

 6  1:25K scale topographic map of the Soviet Army General Staff (Sheet J-38-23-A-v, 1955).

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2023

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mausoleum in July 1980; 4  drag left to see the mausoleum in March 2005. 5 

The mausoleum on a 1:25K scale map of 1955. 6