Mardinli Mosque
The Mardinli Mosque (Azerbaijani: Mərdinli məscidi, lit. 'Merdinli Mosque'; Arabic: مسجد ماردينلي) is a former Shia Islam mosque, now in ruins, located in Shusha, in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan about 350 km (220 mi) from Baku, the Azerbaijani capital.
The former mosque is located on intersection of Sadigjan and Garasherov streets of the Mardinli neighborhood of Shusha. The Mardinli neighbourhood is one of eight upper and earlier neighbourhoods of Shusha. The Mardinli Mosque was one of seventeen mosques functioning in Shusha by the end of the 19th century. The former Mardinli Mosque is located in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Shusha State Historical and Architectural Reserve.
See also
References
- ^ "Shusha State Historical & Architectural Reserve". Archived from the original on October 4, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ "Mardinli Mosque". Ministry of Tourism. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ "SHUSHA. Geography". September 26, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ "The list of the monuments (the city of Shusha)". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ "WORLD HERITAGE TENTATIVE LISTS, BY REGION" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2003. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
External links
Media related to Mardinli Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
- "Mardinli street in Mardinli neighbourhood of Shusha". panoramio.com. Archived from the original (photo) on November 4, 2012.
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