Khoja Marjanli Mosque

Khoja Marjanli Mosque
Azerbaijani: Xoca Mərcanlı məscidi
Ruins of the former mosque in 2013
Religion
AffiliationShia Islam (former)
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque (19th century–1992)
StatusAbandoned
(ruinous state)
Location
LocationMirza Alakbar Sabir street, Khoja Marjanli, Shusha, Karabakh
CountryAzerbaijan
Khoja Marjanli Mosque is located in Azerbaijan
Khoja Marjanli Mosque
Location of the former mosque in Azerbaijan
Geographic coordinates39°45′36″N 46°45′5″E / 39.76000°N 46.75139°E / 39.76000; 46.75139
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
StyleIslamic
Completed18th century

The Khoja Marjanli Mosque (Azerbaijani: Xoca Mərcanlı Məscidi) was a former Shia Islam mosque, now in ruins, located in Shusha, in the Karabakh district of Azerbaijan. It is located on Mirza Alakbar Sabir street of Khoja Marjanli neighborhood of Shusha, approximately 350 km (220 mi) from Baku, the capital.[1][2]

Shusha was part of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, and came under control of local Armenian forces on May 8, 1992.[3][4] During the period of occupation, the mosque was abandoned and desecrated. On 8 November 2020, Azerbaijani forces retook the city during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War following a three-day long battle.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Khoja Marjanli mosque". Ministry of Tourism. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
  2. ^ "QARABAĞNAMƏLƏR" (PDF) (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved August 9, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Shusha State Historical & Architectural Reserve". Archived from the original on October 4, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
  4. ^ "Şuşa qalalar şəhəri, muzeylər məskəni idi" (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved August 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia sign peace deal over Nagorno-Karabakh". edition.cnn.com. CNN. November 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Президент Арцаха прокомментировал мир с Азербайджаном". www.mk.ru (in Russian). Retrieved November 11, 2020.

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