Saatli Mosque

Saatli Mosque (Azerbaijani: Saatlı məscidi) is a mosque located in Shusha, Azerbaijan. It was under control of Armenian forces since the Capture of Shusha on May 8, 1992, until the city's recapture by Azerbaijan on 8 November 2020.[1][2][3] During that period, the mosque was renovated by the de-facto Republic of Artsakh.[4]

Saatli Mosque
The facade of the mosque after restoration work in 2023
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationShusha, Azerbaijan
Geographic coordinates39.76278°N 46.75107°E / 39.76278; 46.75107
Architecture
Architect(s)Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi
StyleIslamic architecture
Completed1883
Minaret(s)2 (one completely destroyed during occupation)

History

Saatli Mosque was built in 1883 in the same name neighbourhood of Shusha. Saatli is one of the upper neighbourhoods of Shusha established in the 19th century.[5] Being another produce of prominent Azerbaijani architect Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi, the mosque and its minarets follow the design of earlier mosques of Shusha, Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque, Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque and the Agdam Mosque in Aghdam. Saatli Mosque is considered one of the final masterpieces of Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi, built with two minarets.[6] The mosque has a three-naved prayer hall and brick minaret with especially patterned decoration specific to architecture of Karabakh.[5][7]

References
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  2. "Shusha State Historical & Architectural Reserve". Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  3. "Şuşa qalalar şəhəri, muzeylər məskəni idi". Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  4. Lori Khatchadourian; Ian Lindsay; Adam T. Smith; Husik Ghulyan (April 5, 2023). "Saatli Mosque". Between the Wars: A Satellite Investigation of the Treatment of Azerbaijani Cultural Heritage in the Unrecognized Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, 1994-2020. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Cornell University. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
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  6. "The Wonders of Azerbaijan". Retrieved 3 August 2010.
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