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Persian Mosque 1607 y․

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Gandzak / Gandzak

Historical Introduction
1607 y․

The oldest of the local mosques, standing in the central part of the city, on the left bank of the river Gandzak, was founded by Shah Abbas in 1607: “Dating back to Shah Abbas I’s times, it is located at the southern edge of the square and is surrounded by ramparts whose main gate has a minaret on both its sides. Its court boasts a fountain...”

Lalayan, Yer. Gandzak District. In: “Azgagrakan Handes,” vol. 5, Tiflis, 1899, No. 1, pp. 298-299.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 61.

Description
1870 y․

A correspondent of the “Kavkas” who visited Gandzak (Yelizavetpol) in the late 1870s describes it in the following way, "...South of it stands Aliyev’s mosque, an edifice of quite large dimensions, with a cauldron-shaped dome and two minarets on both sides of its yard entrance..."

Ix. The Principal City of the Province: Yelizavetpol. In: “Kavkaz,” 1880, No. 243, p. 1-2 (the original reads, “...На южной стороне площади-мусульманская Алиева учения мечеть, довольно обширных размеров, с котлообразным куполом и двумя, расположенными по обеим сторонам входа во дворе мечети, минаретами…”
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 30.

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The Persian mosque of the city (photo reprinted from: Chantre M., A travers l’Arménie russe, Paris, 1893)

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Aliev	19 c․