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Kocharli Mosque

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Location
  
Shusha, Azerbaijan

Branch/tradition
  
Shia Islam

Date established
  
19th century

Number of minarets
  
0

Affiliation
  
Islam

Architectural type
  
Mosque

Architectural style
  
Islamic architecture

Kocharli Mosque (Azerbaijani: Köçərli məscidi) was an Azerbaijani mosque located in Shusha, Karabakh region of Azerbaijan about 350 km from capital Baku which is currently under control of Armenian forces since the occupation of Shusha on May 8, 1992. The mosque was located on 20 Yanvar street of Kocharli neighborhood of Shusha. Kocharli neighbourhood is one of 9 lower neighbourhoods of Shusha. In total, there are 17 neighbourhoods. Kocharli Mosque was one of the seventeen mosques functioning in Shusha by the end of the 19th century. Mardinli mosque was located in the World Heritage Site of Shusha State Historical and Architectural Reserve.

References

Kocharli Mosque Wikipedia