Mardinli Mosque
Location: Shusha city, Shusha
Condition Assessment
Status: Destroyed
Located in the city of Shusha, the Mardinli Mosque appears on the list of heritage sites of the Republic of Azerbaijan (inventory No. 5077) as an architectural monument of the 19 th century. 1 During the Soviet period, the mosque building functioned as a movie theater (Vagif Cinema).
Comparison of Hexagon satellite imagery dated July 1980 2 with satellite imagery captured in September 2002 3 shows that the roof of the mosque was removed during this period.
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in July 1980; 2 drag left to see the mosque in September 2002. 3
The mosque remained in this condition until August 2016 and at some point between August 6, 2016, 4 and July 7, 2018, 5 it was razed.
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in August 2016; 4 drag left to see the mosque in July 2018. 5
Geolocation
CHW geolocated the mosque based on locational information provided in a book on the architecture of Shusha city. 6
Supplementary Images
The mosque prior to its destruction.
The mosque prior to its destruction.
References
2 KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1216-100138A003, July 3, 1980.
3 Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, September 27, 2002.
4 Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, August 6, 2016.
5 Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, July 7, 2018.
6 Авалов Э. В., Архитектура города Шуши и проблемы сохранения его исторического облика. [Ред. А. В. Саламзаде]. АН АзССР, Ин-т архитектуры и искусства. Баку: Элм, 1977, p. 71.
