Garygyshlag Mosque

Location: Garygyshlag, Lachin

Site N.4733: 39.66946864N/46.38571292E

Condition Assessment

Status: Unchanged

Located in the village of Garygyshlag (Lachin district), the Garygyshlag Mosque appears on the Republic of Azerbaijan's list of heritage sites (inventory No. 4733) as being built in 1718. 1 

Comparison of the KH-9 Hexagon satellite imagery dated July 1980 2  with satellite imagery captured in June 2019 3  shows that the overall structural condition of the mosque did not change during that time as the roof was already missing in the late Soviet years.

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in July 1980; 2  drag left to see the mosque in June 2019. 3 

Geolocation

CHW geolocated the mosque using videos ( a ,  b ) post-dating the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.

References

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

 3  Google Earth/CNES/Airbus, June 22, 2019.

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2023

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in July 1980; 2  drag left to see the mosque in June 2019. 3