Julfalar Mosque

Julfalar Mosque
Azerbaijani: Culfalar məscidi
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Inactive
Location
Location	Uzeyir Hajibeyov, Shusha, Karabakh
Country	Azerbaijan
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Islamic architecture
Completed	19th century

The Julfalar Mosque (Azerbaijani: Culfalar məscidi) is a former Shia Islam mosque, located in Shusha, in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, approximately 350 km (220 mi) southwest from Baku, the Azerbaijani capital.

Overview

The mosque is located on intersection of Uzeyir Hajibeyov and S. Asgarov streets of Julfalar neighborhood of Shusha.^[1] Yje Julfalar neighbourhood is one of nine lower and earlier neighbourhoods of Shusha. In total, there are 17 main neighbourhoods.

The Julfalar Mosque was one of the seventeen mosques functioning in Shusha by the end of the 19th century.^[2] It was regarded one of the most valuable monuments of Shusha along with Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque and Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque.^[3] There were no minarets. The exterior design of Julfalar Mosque followed a rectangular plan neighborhood mosque building like Chukhur Mahalla and Haji Yusifli mosques but the interior completely complied with Islamic religious architecture.^[4]

See also

• Islam in Azerbaijan
• List of mosques in Azerbaijan

References

1. "Julfalar mosque". Ministry of Tourism. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
2. "ŞUŞA HƏSRƏTİ". Archived from the original on 12 May 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
3. "CРЕДНЕВЕКОВЫЕ ПАМЯТНИКИ КАРАБАХА by Гасым ГАДЖИЕВ" (PDF) (in Cree). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
4. "Shusha State Historical & Architectural Reserve". Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.

External links

Media related to Julfalar Mosque at Wikimedia Commons

• Karabakh Monuments^{[permanent dead link‍]}