Udgun Mosque

Location: Udgun, Zangilan

Site NA.08: 39.05693900N/ 46.69235E

Condition Assessment

Status: Major damage

Located in the village of Ugdun (Zangilan district), the Ugdun Mosque is not included on the Republic of Azerbaijan's official list of heritage sites. CHW identified the mosque based on information provided by the Karabakh Center. 1 

Comparison of Hexagon satellite imagery dated July 1980 2  with satellite imagery captured in February 2004 3  shows that the roof of the mosque building was removed, causing major damage to the structure.

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in July 1980; 2  drag left to see the mosque in February 2004. 3 

The mosque remained in this heavily damaged condition until the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in February 2004; 3  drag left to see the mosque in November 2020. 4 

Geolocation

CHW geolocated the mosque using images ( a ,  b ,  c ,  d ,  e ) disseminated by the Karabakh Center.

References

 1  Karabakh Center,  Udgun Village .

 2  KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1216-100138A007, July 3, 1980.

 3  Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, February 8, 2004.

 4  Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, November 8, 2020.

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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 February 2004. 3 

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in February 2004; 3  drag left to see the mosque in November 2020. 4