Khoja Marjanli Mosque
Also known as: Khoja Marjanli Mosque
mosque in Shusha, Azerbaijan
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Overview
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The Khoja Marjanli Mosque is a historic mosque in the city of Shusha, in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. It stands in the Khoja Marjanli neighbourhood of the city and is described in the available sources as a former Shia mosque. Its architectural style is recorded as Islamic architecture. The sources describe the building as being in ruins. In Azerbaijani its name is written Xoca Mərcanlı Məscidi.
History
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Shusha came under the control of local Armenian forces on 8 May 1992. Throughout the period of occupation the mosque was abandoned and desecrated.
On 8 November 2020, during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War, Azerbaijani forces took control of the city after three days of fighting.
From Wikipedia
The Khoja Marjanli Mosque (Azerbaijani: Xoca Mərcanlı Məscidi, Persian: مسجد خواجه مرجانلی) was a former Shia Islam mosque, now in ruins, located in Shusha, in the Karabakh region. It is located on the Mirza Alakbar Sabir street of the Khoja Marjanli neighborhood of Shusha.
Shusha was part of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, and came under control of local Armenian forces on May 8, 1992. During the period of occupation, the mosque was abandoned and desecrated. On 8 November 2020, Azerbaijani forces conquered the city during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War following a three-day long battle.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%A7_%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%84%D9%8A
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoja_Marjanli_Mosque
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%87_%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D9%84%DB%8C
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoca_Mercanl%C4%B1_Camii