The Chol Gala Mosque (Azerbaijani: Çöl Qala məscidi, sometimes also transliterated as Chol Qala Mosque) was a Shia Islam mosque, located in Shusha, in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, about 350 km (220 mi) southwest from Baku, the Azerbaijani capital.
| Chol Gala Mosque | |
|---|---|
Azerbaijani: Çöl Qala Məscidi | |
.jpg) Ruins of the former mosque in 2021 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shia Islam (former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque (former) |
| Status | Abandoned (ruinous state) |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Shusha, Karabakh |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
  Location of the former mosque in Azerbaijan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 39°45′50″N 46°45′09″E / 39.7639°N 46.7525°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Islamic |
| Date established | 18th century |
Shusha was under occupation of Armenian forces since the capture of the city on May 8, 1992, until its recapture by Azerbaijan on 8 November 2020.[1]
Overview
editThe former mosque is located on G. Zakir street of the Chol Gala neighborhood of Shusha.[2] The Chol Gala neighbourhood is one of nine lower and earlier neighbourhoods of Shusha.[3] The Chol Gala Mosque was one of the seventeen mosques functioning in Shusha by the end of the 19th century.[4][5]
There were no minarets and exterior design of the Chol Gala Mosque followed a rectangular plan neighborhood mosque building with the interior completely complying with Islamic religious architecture. There was a three-nave prayer hall in the mosque.[1] The Chol Gala spring by the mosque supplied the neighbourhood with mineral water. The former mosque was among the most valuable monuments of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Shusha State Historical and Architectural Reserve.[6]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Shusha State Historical & Architectural Reserve". Archived from the original on October 4, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
- ^ "Chol Gala mosque". Ministry of Tourism. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
- ^ "Şuşanın məhəllələri" (in Azerbaijani). May 7, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Şuşanın tarixi" (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved August 19, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ŞUŞA HƏSRƏTİ" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on May 12, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
- ^ "MIDDLE AGES GARABAGH MONUMENTS". Karabakh Monuments. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
External links
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Media related to Chol Gala Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
- "Chol Gala street in Shusha, Azerbaijan". Karabakh Blog. Archived from the original on January 3, 2010.
- "Home". Karabakh Monuments.[permanent dead link]
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