Kocharli Mosque Explained

Kocharli Mosque
Native Name:Köçərli Məscidi
Native Name Lang:az
Religious Affiliation:Islam
Tradition:Shia
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Municipality:Shusha
Country:Azerbaijan
Architecture Type:mosque
Groundbreaking:19th century
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Kocharli Mosque (az|Köçərli məscidi) was an Azerbaijani mosque located in Shusha, Karabakh region of Azerbaijan about 350 km from capital Baku which is currently under control of Armenian forces since the occupation of Shusha on May 8, 1992.[1] The mosque was located on 20 Yanvar street of Kocharli neighborhood of Shusha.[2] Kocharli neighbourhood is one of 9 lower neighbourhoods of Shusha.[1] In total, there are 17 neighbourhoods. Kocharli Mosque was one of the seventeen mosques functioning in Shusha by the end of the 19th century.[3] [4] Mardinli mosque was located in the World Heritage Site of Shusha State Historical and Architectural Reserve.[5] [6]

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  1. Web site: Shusha State Historical & Architectural Reserve . 12 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101004182205/http://www.karabakhfoundation.org/regions/shusha . 4 October 2010 .
  2. Web site: Ministry of Tourism - Kocharli Mosque. 15 August 2010.
  3. Web site: SHUSHA. Geography. 15 August 2010 .
  4. Web site: The list of the monuments (the city of Shusha) . 15 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706130836/http://karabakhmonuments.az/print_preview.php?id=128 . 6 July 2011.
  5. Web site: UNESCO World Heritage - Susha historical and architectural reserve. 13 August 2010 .
  6. Web site: WORLD HERITAGE TENTATIVE LISTS, BY REGION . 15 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20031215185250/http://itm.bme.hu/unesco/TentativeList/tentativelist.pdf . 15 December 2003.