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Description
Property Name: Lower Govhar Aga Mosque
Inventory No: 994-191-3
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-03-16
Country (State party): Azerbaijan
Province: Shusha
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 39° 45′ 42.3″ N
46° 45′ 12.98″ E
Historic Period: 19th century, 2nd half
Year of Construction: 1868-1870
Style:
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use:
Architect: Unknown.
Significance
This mosque was constructed in a complex, consisting of a madrasa, shops and houses, situated 150 meters north-east from the Square of Shusha. The mosque has two minarets situated at the corners of its back façade.
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 bad condition, hence for a long time it was as a ruined state. minor restoration of the mosque in 2008-2009 was done. Lately, the completion of the Upper Govhar Agha Mosque’s “restoration” take a place on October 2019.
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/