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Description
Property Name: Saatli Mosque
Inventory No: 994-191-4
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-03-16
Country (State party): Azerbaijan
Province : Shusha
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 39° 45′ 45.76″ N
46° 45′ 3.52″ E
Historic Period: 19th century, 2nd half
Year of Construction:
Style:
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use:
Architect: Unknown
Significance
It is a typical neighborhood mosque with a three-naved prayer hall, constructed by the renowned architect Kerbalayi Sefi Khan. The mosque has a brick minaret with patterned decoration, similar as the other 19th century mosques of Garabakh.
Selection Criteria
iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
The mosque is in a ruined state.
References
Garabakh, The Eternal Memory of Azerbaijan Heritage, Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Baku, 2008
Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism Website: http://mct.gov.az
Shusha From A to Z Website: http://shusha.aznet.org/