Mamayi Mosque Explained

Mamayi Mosque
Religious Affiliation:Islam
Location:Shusha, Azerbaijan
Established:19th century
Tradition:Shia Islam
Architecture Type:mosque
Architecture Style:Islamic architecture
Minaret Quantity:0

Mamayi Mosque (Azerbaijani: Mamay məscidi) is an Azerbaijani mosque located in Shusha, Azerbaijan about from the capital Baku. The mosque is located on G. Asgarov street of Mamayi neighborhood of Shusha.[1] [2] Mamayi neighbourhood is the 4th of 8 upper and earlier neighbourhoods of Shusha. In total, there are 17 neighbourhoods. Mamayi Mosque was one of the 17th mosques functioning in Shusha by the end of the 19th century.[3] [4] [5] A few years before occupation of Shusha, Mamayi Mosque along with Ashaghi Govhar Agha, Yukhari Govhar Agha and Saatli mosques were renovated.[6] According to a satellite report by the Caucasus Heritage Watch of Cornell University, during the de-facto Armenian control of the region, the mosque remained unchanged and well-preserved until 2020.[7] It returned to Azerbaijani control in 2020 following a three-day-long battle over Shusha.

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  1. Web site: Şuşanın tarixi . 11 August 2010 .
  2. Web site: Ministry of Tourism - Mamay mosque. 11 August 2010.
  3. Web site: SHUSHA. Geography. 10 August 2010 .
  4. Web site: ŞUŞA HƏSRƏTİ . 10 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100512114039/http://az.itv.az/qan_yaddasimiz/1473.html . 12 May 2010 .
  5. Web site: Город муз и ремесел . 10 August 2010 .
  6. Web site: TARİXİ MƏDƏNİYYƏT ABİDƏLƏRİ . 11 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706130822/http://karabakhmonuments.az/print_preview.php?id=42 . 2011-07-06 . dead.
  7. Web site: Lori Khatchadourian. Ian Lindsay. Adam T. Smith. Husik Ghulyan. Mamay Mosque. Between the Wars: A Satellite Investigation of the Treatment of Azerbaijani Cultural Heritage in the Unrecognized Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, 1994-2020. April 5, 2023. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Cornell University. October 13, 2023.