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The Aghdam Mosque (Azerbaijani: Ağdam məscidi) or Juma Mosque (Azerbaijani: Cümə məscidi) is a Shia Islam mosque, located in the ghost town of Aghdam, Azerbaijan. [1] Completed in the 1870s, the mosque was desecrated during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and restored following the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Aghdam (Azerbaijani: Ağdam) is a town and the nominal capital of the Aghdam District of Azerbaijan. [2] Founded in the 18th century, it was granted city status in 1828 and grew considerably during the Soviet period. Aghdam lies 26 km (16 miles) from Stepanakert at the eastern foot of the Karabakh Range, on the outskirts of the Karabakh plain.
Name Images Location Year/century G Remarks Agdam Mosque: Aghdam: 1868–1870: TS: Ajdarbey Mosque: Baku: 1912–1913: TS: Ali Mosque: Boradigah (): Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque
The mosque's renovated interior. The prayer hall of Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque is a three-nave in a square shape, 190 m × 185 m (623 ft × 607 ft), split by six stone columns. The three-beam veranda in the northern section of the mosque gives it a rectangular form, 26.5 m × 21.5 m (87 ft × 71 ft). The mosque has two minarets. The balconies ...
The mosque was built in the 18th century. In the early 1990s, during the Karabakh war, the village of Giyasly was occupied by the Armenian armed forces. Under the terms of the hostilities cessation statement, that took place on 20 November 2020, the village of Giyasly, as part of the Aghdam region, was returned to Azerbaijan.
Aghdam District (Azerbaijani: Ağdam rayonu) is one of the 66 administrative divisions of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the Karabakh Economic Region . The district borders the districts of Khojaly , Kalbajar , Tartar , Khojavend , Aghjabadi , and Barda .
Naik Samadov was chief architect of the Tea House project. In the project, masonry was only used on the first floor. The remainder consisted of metal construction. It was decided to place the tea house near the mosque after discussion with Khudu Mammadov. Penal labor was used to reduce construction costs. [2] The tea house was inaugurated on 26 ...
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