Imamzadeh Mausoleum
Location: Horadiz village, Fuzuli
Condition Assessment
Status: Unchanged
Imamzadeh Mausoleum, located in the city of Horadiz (Fuzuli district), is on the Republic of Azerbaijan's list of heritage sites (inventory No. 4222) as an architectural monument dating to the 19th century. 1
Comparison of a KH-9 Hexagon image from July 1980 2 with satellite imagery captured in September 2020 3 shows that the condition of the mausoleum did not change during this period.
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mausoleum in July 1980; 2 drag left to see the mausoleum in September 2020. 3
Photographs ( a , b ) and a video post-dating the 2020 Karabakh War further confirm that the structure is well-preserved. Satellite imagery available on Google Earth dated October 2, 2020, 4 shows minor damage to the north-eastern corner of the structure sustained just after the September 18, 2020, image, most likely during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War. The damage can also be seen on recent images of the mausoleum.
Geolocation
CHW geolocated the mausoleum using a video post-dating the 2020 Karabakh War. The mausoleum is also marked on a 1:50K scale map of 1973. 5
The mausoleum on a 1:50K scale map of 1973 5
References
2 KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1216-100138A004, July 3, 1980.
3 Google Earth and Maxar Technologies, September 18, 2020.
4 Google Earth and Maxar Technologies, October 2, 2020.
5 1:50K scale map of the Soviet General Staff (Sheet K-38-23-V, 1973).
