Genlik Mosque

Location: Genlik, Zangilan

Condition Assessment

Status: Major damage

The Genlik Mosque, located in a village of the same name, is not included on Republic of Azerbaijan's official list of heritage sites. CHW learned of the site from the Karabakh Center. 1 

Comparison of Hexagon satellite imagery dated July 1980 2  with satellite imagery captured in October 2009 3  shows that the roof of the 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 October 2009. 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 October 2009; 3  drag left to see the mosque in November 2020. 4 

Geolocation

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

References

 1  Karabakh Center,  Genlik Village .

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

 3  Google Earth/Maxar Technologies, October 23, 2009.

 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 October 2009. 3 

Drag the swipe tool right to see the mosque in October 2009; 3  drag left to see the mosque in November 2020. 4