Ibrahim Khalil Khan Mausoleum
Location: Aghdam city, Aghdam
Condition Assessment
Status: Unchanged
Ibrahim Khalil Khan Mausoleum in the city of Aghdam is listed on the Republic of Azerbaijan's registry of heritage sites (inventory No. 4028) as an architectural monument of the 18 th century. 1 However, some scholars date the mausoleum to the 19 th century. 2,3
Hexagon satellite imagery does not allow us to assess the condition of the mausoleum in the 1980s due to tree cover. But available Soviet-era images of the mausoleum show it was well-preserved.
The mausoleum in Soviet times (at the left edge of the photo).
The mausoleum in Soviet times (on the left).
Comparison of satellite imagery captured in November 2004 4 and January 2021 5 shows that during this period the overall structure and condition of the mausoleum remained unchanged. Images post-dating the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War confirm this assessment (see Supplementary Imagery).
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mausoleum in November 2004; 4 drag left to see the mausoleum in January 2021. 5
Geolocation
CHW geolocated the mausoleum through the comparison of images and locational description in academic publications 2,3 with recent images of the mausoleum in the Imarat Cemetery. Precise geolocation also required disambiguating the monument from other mausolea in close proximity.
Supplementary Imagery
The mausoleum as of May-August 2021.
References
2 Саламзаде А. В., Архитектура Азербайджана XVI-XIX вв. [ред. М. А. Усейнов]. АН Азерб. ССР, Ин-т Архитектуры и Искусства. Баку: изд. АН Азерб. ССР, 1964, p. 62.
3 Александрович Дж., Азимбеков И., Сысоев В. М., Евлах-Шуша: археологический очерк: отдельный оттиск из 3-го выпуска "Известий Азкомстариса". АЗКОМСТАРИС. Баку: [б. и.], 1928, p. 4.
4 Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, November 12, 2004.
5 Google Earth/CNES/Airbus, January 16, 2021.
