Boyunakyar Mausoleum
Location: Boyunakyar, Qubadli
Condition Assessment
Status: Major damage
Located in the village of Boyunakyar (Qubadli district) this mausoleum appears on the list of heritage sites of the Republic of Azerbaijan (inventory No. 4710) as dating to the 18 th century. 1
Comparison of Hexagon satellite imagery dated July 1980 2 and satellite imagery captured in September 2022 3 appears to show that the overall condition of the mausoleum remained unchanged.
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mausoleum in July 1980 ;2 drag left to see the mausoleum in September 2022. 3
But comparison of images ( a , b , c ) post-dating the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War with a Soviet period image of the mausoleum in this video (at 0:24) shows that it sustained major damage. Thus, although the satellite imagery does not allow precise characterization of the damage and its timing, CHW concludes that major damage was inflicted on the monument at some point, likely between the early 1990s and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Geolocation
The mausoleum is marked on 1:25K and 1:50K scale topographic maps of the Soviet Army General Staff.
The mausoleum on a 1:25K scale map of 1956. 4
The mausoleum on a 1:50K scale map of 1974. 5
References
2 KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1216-100138A006, July 3, 1980.
3 Google Earth/CNES/Airbus, September 22, 2022.
4 1:25K scale map of the Soviet General Staff (Sheet J-38-34-A-g, 1956).
5 1:50K scale map of the Soviet General Staff (Sheet J-38-34-A, 1974).
