Provided within the framework of the project "We study and teach the monuments of Karabakh!" Historical and architectural monuments of Shushi
Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque is the oldest mosque located in the central square of Shusha. The construction of the Upper Govhar Agha Mosque was carried out in four stages. The first mosque in the area was built of reeds in about 1750, parallel to the Karabakh khan’s palace, by the order of Panahali khan, the founder of the Karabakh khanate and Shusha fortress. In 1768-1769, a new stone mosque was built on the site of that mosque. In the first half of the 19th century, a third mosque with a double minaret was built on the site of the dilapidated mosque, and in 1883, the fourth and last Juma mosque in Shusha was built on the site of the third mosque at the expense of Govhar agha.
Ashagi Govhar aga mosque is a Juma mosque located in Gapan Square of Shusha city. It is considered to be the first mosque built in Shusha by Ibrahim khan’s daughter Govhar aga. The architect of the mosque was Karabaghli Karbalai Safikhan . After the construction of the Yukhari (Upper) Govhar Agha Mosque, this mosque became known as theAshagi (Lower) Govhar Agha Mosque among the people of Shusha. The construction date of the mosque dates back to 1874-1875. The Yukhari and Ashagi Govhar Agha mosques were considered to be one of the great and rare pearls of the Muslim East in the true sense of the word.
With the occupation of Shusha on May 8, 1992, like all architectural monuments in the city, these mosques became victims of Armenian vandalism, and over the past 28 years, these monuments have been extensively destroyed. As a result of the Second Karabakh War, Shusha was liberated from occupation and our historical and architectural monuments there were liberated from Armenian captivity.
