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Description
Property Name: Upper Govhar Aga Mosque
Inventory No: 994-191-5
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-03-19
Country (State party): Azerbaijan
Province: Shusha
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 39° 45′ 36.29″ N
46° 45′ 8.8″ E
Historic Period: 19th century, 2nd half
Year of Construction: 1883
Style:
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use:
Architect: Architect Kerbalayi Sefi Khan
Significance
The Upper Govhar Aga Mosque is the most monumental one among the mosques of Shusha. This mosque is built in the place of Ibrahim Khan’s Mosque (1768) by his daughter, Govhar Aga. It is the Friday mosque of Shusha, located at the center of the city (Shusha Square).
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
v. to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change
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/