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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
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 .
Stone, raw and baked brick dwellings, caravansaras, tombs, mosques, as well as crafts centers and other construction remains were discovered, and many material and cultural samples were found. During the finds, inscriptions with Kufic and Naskh lines were found on clay vessels and architectural fragments of the 12th-14th centuries. [ 51 ]
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.
In addition to the regional officials, Vafa Guluzade, the head of the Culture Department of the CP CC of Azerbaijan SSR, also participated in the opening ceremony. [2] The article published in the July 31, 1986, issue of "The Lenin Path", on the occasion of the opening of the tea house, reads:
The Giyasly Mosque (Azerbaijani: Qiyaslı Məscidi) is a former mosque located in the village of Qiyaslı, in the Aghdam District of Azerbaijan. By the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated with 2 August 2001, the mosque was taken under state protection as an architectural monument of local importance (No. 4052). [1]