Mausoleum
Location: Ahmadavar, Aghdam
Condition Assessment
Status: Destroyed
Located in the Garaaghach cemetery in the village of Ahmadavar (Aghdam district), this mausoleum appears on the Republic of Azerbaijan's list of heritage sites (inventory No. 4056) dating to the 19 th century. 1
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 razed 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 found an image of the mausoleum in an academic publication, 6 then identified the same site in a video that confirmed its geolocation on satellite imagery.
Supplementary Imagery
The mausoleum prior to its destruction
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.
6 Усейнов М., Бретаницкий Л., Саламзаде А., История архитектуры Азербайджана. Акад. наук АзССР. Ин-т архитектуры и искусства. Москва: Госстройиздат, 1963, p. 313.
