Taza mosque

Monument date:
The beginning of the XX
Placement /
Previous toponym:

It is located near the Zangi river of Aşaghi Nejili village, in Zengibasar district of Ira­van uezd.

Placement /
Current toponym:

It was named Zen­gibasar from 31.12.1937, from 14.01.1961 Ashagi Nejili village of Masis district, and from 25.01.1978 Sayat Nova

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Architec­ture

Current situation

In 1988, Arme­nians attacked the village, destro­yed and burned the houses and for­ced Azer­baija­nis to move. As a result of these attacks, the Ta­za mosque in Ashagi Nejili was also destro­yed

Information:

It was called Taza mosque, built in the 20th century in the village of Ashaghi Nejili. Villagers gathered in the mosque for worship and ceremonies. The village community of Ashaghi Nejili has a se­rious attitude to religious customs, ce­remonies and prayers, and performed their prayers on time. Only Azerbaijanis lived in the village: 411 in 1831, 1183 in 1873, 1147 in 1886, 1178 in 1897, 1430 in 1908, 1573 in 1914, 1074 in 1916 199. As a result of the attack of the Armenian Dashnaks in 1918-1919, the village was destroyed and burned, part of its popu­lation was subjected to genocide, and the survivors took refuge in the territory of Turkey. In the first years of the Soviet rule, part of the village population re­turned to the village and restored it. In 1950, part of the population of the village was deported, Armenians from ab­road were settled in the village. Re­view book of Iravan governorate (authors of research, translation, notes and additions) .

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