Gejagozlu Mosque

Location: Gejagozlu, Fuzuli

Site N.4223: 39.57703600N /47.202662E

Condition Assessment

Status: Major damage

This mosque takes its name from the village of Gejagozlu (Fuzuli district), where it is located. It is listed on the Republic of Azerbaijan's registry of heritage sites (inventory No. 4223) as an architectural monument dated to the 19 th  century. 1 

CHW compared KH-9 Hexagon imagery dated July 1980 2  with satellite imagery captured in April 2010 3  to determine that the mosque sustained major damage with the removal of its roof.

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in July 1980; 2  drag left to see the mosque in April 2010. 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 April 2010; 3  drag left to see the mosque in October 2020 4 

Geolocation

CHW geolocated the structure based on an  image  and a  video  post-dating the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War in which a former resident of the area points out the mosque.

References

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

 3  Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, April 8, 2010.

 4  Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, October 2, 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 April 2010. 3 

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in April 2010; 3  drag left to see the mosque in October 2020 4