Yenikend Tomb

Location: Yenikend, Zangilan

Site N.393: 39.18938500N /46.747913E

Condition Assessment

Status: Unchanged

Yenikend Tomb, located in the village of Yenikend (Zangilan district), is listed on the Republic of Azerbaijan's registry of heritage sites (inventory No. 393) as dating to the 14 th  century. 1 

Comparison of Hexagon imagery dated July 1980 2  with satellite imagery captured in October 2020 3  shows that the structural condition of the tomb has not changed significantly since the first image. The roof was already missing in 1980 and the remaining walls of the structure are unchanged.

Drag the swipe tool right to see the tomb in July 1980; 2  drag left to see the tomb in October 2020. 3 

Geolocation

The tomb is not marked on the available cartographic sources. CHW geolocated it using images ( a ,  b ,  c ,  d ,  e ) published by  Karabakh Center .

References

 2  KH-9 Hexagon, D3C1216-100138A006, July 3, 1980.

 3  Google Earth/CNES/Airbus, October 29, 2020.

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2023

Drag the swipe tool right to see the tomb in July 1980; 2  drag left to see the tomb in October 2020. 3