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The '''Agdam Mosque''' ({{lang-az|'''Ağdam məscidi'''}}, transliterated also as '''Aghdam Mosque''') is a large mosque in ], ]. It was partly destroyed by the ] during ].<ref>{{cite web|title=“Bu gün sanki Ağdamın işğalının canlı şahidi oldum”|url=http://www.525.az/view.php?lang=az&menu=2&id=19090|publisher=525-ci qazet|accessdate=26 July 2010}} {{az icon}}</ref><ref> {{az icon}}</ref> The '''Agdam Mosque''' ({{lang-az|Ağdam məscidi}}, transliterated also as '''Aghdam Mosque''') is a large mosque in ], ]. It was one of the few buildings of the town that wasn't destroyed during the ]<ref name="rferl">], ''''. November 18, 2010</ref>


==History== ==History==
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===Nagorno-Karabakh War=== ===Nagorno-Karabakh War===
After ]'s invasion by ] on ] of ], 200 bodies were first placed in the mosque.<ref>{{cite web|title=ДОКЛАД ПРАВОЗАЩИТНОГО ЦЕНТРА «МЕМОРИАЛ» |url=http://www.memo.ru/hr/hotpoints/karabah/HOJALY/CHAPTER1.HTM|publisher=Memo.ru|accessdate=26 July 2010}} {{ru icon}}</ref> However, according to mosque's director Seyid Sadiqov, the mosque had 477 corpses.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goltz|first=Thomas |title=Xocalı soyqırımı dünyanın gözü ilə|url=http://www.xocali.rabita.az/view.php?lang=az&menu=4&id=11|work=Xocalı Faciəsi|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=26 July 2010}} {{az icon}}</ref> After ]'s invasion by ] on ] of ], 200 bodies were first placed in this mosque.<ref>{{cite web|title=ДОКЛАД ПРАВОЗАЩИТНОГО ЦЕНТРА «МЕМОРИАЛ» |url=http://www.memo.ru/hr/hotpoints/karabah/HOJALY/CHAPTER1.HTM|publisher=Memo.ru|accessdate=26 July 2010}} {{ru icon}}</ref> However, according to mosque's director Seyid Sadiqov, the mosque had 477 corpses.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goltz|first=Thomas |title=Xocalı soyqırımı dünyanın gözü ilə|url=http://www.xocali.rabita.az/view.php?lang=az&menu=4&id=11|work=Xocalı Faciəsi|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=26 July 2010}} {{az icon}}</ref>


===Current state=== ==Current state==
Among the Aghdam's residential buildings, the mosque is one of the best preserved. However, the roof and attic of the mosque have been pulled down, while windows, doors, interior finish, even the marble floor have been destroyed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Exposed: Armenians turned the mosque in Azerbaijani Agdam region into a..|url=http://www.today.az/news/politics/70064.html|publisher=Today.az|accessdate=26 July 2010}}</ref> Today it is used as a cowshed and pigpen by Armenians, generating criticism from Azerbaijani and Turkish communities <ref>{{cite web|title=Turks complain to Pope on vandalism in Karabakh church by Armenians|url=http://www.news.az/articles/19325|accessdate=26 July 2010}}</ref> Among the Aghdam's residential buildings, the mosque is one of the best preserved. According to Azerbaijani sources, however, the roof and attic of the mosque have been pulled down, while windows, doors, interior finish and the marble floor have been destroyed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Exposed: Armenians turned the mosque in Azerbaijani Agdam region into a..|url=http://www.today.az/news/politics/70064.html|publisher=Today.az|accessdate=26 July 2010}}</ref>

In June 2010 an Azerbaijani photographer, who visited the mosque in 2007, reported that "The floor in the mosque is entirely dirtied with manure of cattle, which wanders on the ruins of Agdam in daytime.”<ref>{{cite web|title=Turks complain to Pope on vandalism in Karabakh church by Armenians|url=http://www.news.az/articles/19325|accessdate=26 July 2010}}</ref> In November 2010 the government of Nagorno-Karabakh informed that the mosque and its surroundings were cleaned.<ref>News.am, ''''. November 17, 2010.</ref> They also announced that the mosque has been refurbished.<ref name="rferl"/>


== See also == == See also ==

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Bibi-Heybat Mosque
Ağdam məscidi
The mosque on stamp of Azerbaijan
Religion
AffiliationIslam
ProvinceAgdam Rayon
RegionNagorno-Karabakh
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque
Location
LocationAzerbaijan Agdam, Azerbaijan
Architecture
Architect(s)Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic
Completed1870
Minaret(s)2

The Agdam Mosque (Template:Lang-az, transliterated also as Aghdam Mosque) is a large mosque in Agdam, Azerbaijan. It was one of the few buildings of the town that wasn't destroyed during the Nagorno-Karabakh war

History

Construction

The mosque was built by the architect Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi from 1868 to 1870. The mosque was built in the typical style for mosques in Karabakh region, which included the division of stone columns on the two-story gallery and the use of domed ceilings. Other mosques in this style include Barda Mosque, the Govharaga Mosque in Shusha, a mosque in Fizuli and one in the village of Goradiz.

Nagorno-Karabakh War

After Khojaly's invasion by Armed Forces of Armenia on 29 February of 1992, 200 bodies were first placed in this mosque. However, according to mosque's director Seyid Sadiqov, the mosque had 477 corpses.

Current state

Among the Aghdam's residential buildings, the mosque is one of the best preserved. According to Azerbaijani sources, however, the roof and attic of the mosque have been pulled down, while windows, doors, interior finish and the marble floor have been destroyed.

In June 2010 an Azerbaijani photographer, who visited the mosque in 2007, reported that "The floor in the mosque is entirely dirtied with manure of cattle, which wanders on the ruins of Agdam in daytime.” In November 2010 the government of Nagorno-Karabakh informed that the mosque and its surroundings were cleaned. They also announced that the mosque has been refurbished.

See also

References

  1. ^ Radio Free Europe, Armenian Karabakh Official Says Mosques Being Repaired. November 18, 2010
  2. "ВЛИЯНИЕ ХРИСТИАНСТВА НА АРХИТЕКТУРУ АЗЕРБАЙДЖАНА". Bakilililar.az. Retrieved 26 July 2010. Template:Ru icon
  3. "ДОКЛАД ПРАВОЗАЩИТНОГО ЦЕНТРА «МЕМОРИАЛ»". Memo.ru. Retrieved 26 July 2010. Template:Ru icon
  4. Goltz, Thomas. "Xocalı soyqırımı dünyanın gözü ilə". Xocalı Faciəsi. Washington Post. Retrieved 26 July 2010. Template:Az icon
  5. "Exposed: Armenians turned the mosque in Azerbaijani Agdam region into a." Today.az. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  6. "Turks complain to Pope on vandalism in Karabakh church by Armenians". Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  7. News.am, Works on preservation of Muslim cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh underway. November 17, 2010.

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