Kar Gunbaz Mausoleum
Location: Jijimli, Lachin
Condition Assessment
Status: Minor damage
Kar Gunbaz Mausoleum, located in the village of Jijimli (Lachin district), is listed on the Republic of Azerbaijan's registry of heritage sites (inventory No. 312) as dating to the 17th or 18th century. 1
The mausoleum is located next to Melik Ajdar Mausoleum and was built, according to legend, by craftsmen from Armenia. The form of the monument resembles the two-storey chapels of Armenia and Georgia. 2
Hexagon imagery of the mausoleum dated August 1977 3 is not of sufficient resolution to determine whether the damage to the dome, visible in an undated Soviet-era photograph , took place before or after the late 1970s. A high-resolution satellite image captured in April 2022 4 does show that the overall condition of the structure had not significantly changed since the Soviet-era photograph. Video and images ( a , b , c ) post-dating the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War shows that the mausoleum has sustained additional minor damage, including a hole in one side of the dome.
Drag the swipe tool right to see the mausoleum in August 1977; 3 drag left to see the mausoleum in April 2022. 4
Geolocation
The mausoleum is marked on a 1:25K scale topographic map of 1955. 5
The mausoleum on a 1:25K scale map of 1955. 5
Supplementary Imagery
References
2 Усейнов М., Бретаницкий Л., Саламзаде А., История архитектуры Азербайджана. Акад. наук АзССР. Ин-т архитектуры и искусства. Москва: Госстройиздат, 1963, p. 104.
3 KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1213-200317F015, August 22, 1977.
4 Google Earth/CNES/Airbus, April 2022.
5 1:25K scale topographic map of the General Staff of the Soviet Army (Sheet J-38-22-A-v, 1955).
