Kohna mosque

Monument date:
XVIII-XIX c.
Placement /
Previous toponym:

It is located in the southern part of Ashaghi Nejili village, Zan­gibasar dis­trict, Iravan uezd.

Placement /
Current toponym:

From 31.12.1937 it was called Zan­gibasar, from 14.01.1961 - Ashaghı Nejili village of Masis region, and from 25.01.1978 it was named Sayat Nova.

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Architec­ture

Current situation

The mosque was destroyed as a result of Dashnak attacks in 1918-1919. Ruins exist

Information:

Kohna Mosque, built in the 18th-19th cen­turies and one of the two mosques of the village, was located in the southern part of the village. In 1918-1919, as a result of the attack of the Armenian Dashnaks, the village was destroyed and burned, and part of its population was subjected to genocide. The survivors took refuge in Turkey. As a result of this attack, the mosque building, which is considered a holy place, was also burned by Armenians. In the first years of Soviet rule, part of the village population re­turned to the village and restored the village. In 1950, part of the population of the village was deported, Armenians from abroad were settled in the village. Returning to the village, the Azerbaijani population settled on the south side and built a new mosque there called it Taza mosque. The ruins of Kohna mosque were preserved as a symbol of oppress­sion and genocide.

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