Shafibeyli Mosque
Location: Shafibeyli, Zangilan
Condition Assessment
Status: Major damage
The Shafibeyli Mosque takes its name from the village in which it is located in the Zangilan district. While the mosque is not included on the Republic of Azerbaijan's official list of heritage sites, CHW identified the site based on information from the Karabakh Center. 1
Comparison of KH-9 Hexagon satellite imagery dated July 1980 2 with satellite imagery captured in October 2009 3 shows that the roof of the mosque was removed, causing major damage to the building.
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in July 1980; 2 drag left to see the mosque in October 2009. 3
The mosque remained in this damaged condition until the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in October 2009; 3 drag left to see the mosque in September 2022. 4
Geolocation
CHW geolocated the mosque based on an image disseminated by the Karabakh Center.
References
1 Karabakh Center, Shafibayli Village .
2 KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1216-100138A007, July 3, 1980.
3 Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, October 23, 2009.
4 Google Earth/CNES/Airbus, September 12, 2022.
