Mausoleum

Location: Ahmadavar, Aghdam

Condition Assessment

Status: Destroyed

Located in Garaaghach cemetery in the village of Ahmadavar (Adghdam district), this mausoleum appears on he Republic of Azerbaijan's registry of heritage sites (inventory No. 4057) as an architectural monument constructed during the 19 th  century.  

Comparison of Hexagon imagery dated August 1980 2  with satellite imagery captured in February 2004 3  shows that the overall condition of the mausoleum remained unchanged during this period.

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

But the mausoleum was later destroyed at some point between December 28, 2011 4  and June 14, 2014. 5 

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mausoleum in December 2011; 4  drag left to see the location of the mausoleum in June 2014. 5 

Geolocation

CHW geolocated the mausoleum through visual identification on historical satellite imagery.

References

 2  KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1216-200431F030, August 11, 1980.

 3  Google Earth and Maxar Technologies, February 8, 2014.

 4  Google Earth and Maxar Technologies, December 28, 2011.

 5  Google Earth and Maxar Technologies, June 14, 2014.

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

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mausoleum in December 2011; 4  drag left to see the location of the mausoleum in June 2014. 5