Mamar Mosque

The Mamar Mosque (Azerbaijani: Məmər məscidi) is an 18th century Azerbaijani mosque located in Məmər village of Qubadli District in Azerbaijan.

Mamar Mosque
Məmər məscidi
LocationMəmər, Qubadli District, Azerbaijan
TypeMosque
Completion date18th century

History

The mosque was built in the 18th century. During the Soviet era the building of the mosque was used as a warehouse. After Azerbaijan gained independence in 1991 the mosque once again became a place of worship.[1] In 1993 as a result of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War the territory of the Qubadli District, including Məmər village was captured by Armenian forces.

In 2001, the Mamar Mosque was declared an "architectural monument of local importance" by the Cabinet of Azerbaijan.[2]

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
Main article: 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war

On 30 October 2020, Azerbaijan recaptured 9 villages of the Jabrayil, Zangilan and Qubadli districts, including Mamar.[3]

Azerbaijan's presidential aide Hikmat Hajiyev posted footage of the mosque and wrote on Twitter that during Armenia's occupation, the mosque was "transformed into a pigsty", calling on UNESCO, ICESCO, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to condemn and take action against Armenia.[4][5] Iranian-French photojournalist Reza Deghati visited the mosque and took photos showing that the building was turned into an animal stable.[6] The General Secretariat of the OIC expressed concern about the "condition of historical monuments in and around Nagorno-Karabakh that are an integral part of Islamic heritage", criticizing the "misappropriation and falsification of history" and the "deliberate destruction and looting of material and spiritual artifacts" with regard to the destroyed Mamar Mosque.[7]

References
  1. Yol gedirəm Qubadlıya
  2. "Azərbaycan Respublikası ərazisində dövlət mühafizəsinə götürülmüş daşınmaz tarix və mədəniyyət abidələrinin əhəmiyyət dərəcələrinə görə bölgüsünün təsdiq edilməsi haqqında" [On approval of the distribution of immovable historical and cultural monuments taken under state protection in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan according to their importance]. Legal Database of Azerbaijan. 2 August 2001. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
  3. "President Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijani Army liberated 9 villages of Jabrayil, Zangilan and Gubadli districts" (Press release). Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020.
  4. Aydogan, Merve (6 November 2020). "Mosque turned into pigsty under Armenia's occupation". Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020.
  5. Ismayilova, Vafa (6 November 2020). "Azerbaijan slams Armenia's desecration of mosque in Gubadli". AzerNews. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020.
  6. "Baku publishes video of Yerevan's desecration of mosques, cemeteries in Kar". news.ru. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  7. "OIC Expresses Concern over Destruction of Islamic Historical Shrines in Occupied Territories of Azerbaijan" (Press release). Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020.

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