Taza Mahalla Mosque (; which can also be transliterated as Teze Mehelle in English) is an Azerbaijani mosque located in Shusha about 350 km from capital Baku. The mosque was one of the 17 mosques functioning in Shusha by the end of the 19th century. It was located on Firudin bey Kocharli street of Taza Mahalla neighborhood of Shusha.

Analysis of satellite imagery by the Caucasus Heritage Watch of Cornell University shows that between 1980 and 2004 the mosque remained well-preserved. Between 2004 and 2013, the mosque was renovated by the de facto Armenian authorities and used as a geology museum.

Taza Mahalla Mosque

Etymology

The name of the mosque in translation means "New Neighbourhood" referring to the location of the mosque in the relatively new neighborhood of 17 neighbourhoods Shusha. These neighbourhoods were Boyuk qurdlar, Kichik Qurdlar, Sеyidli, Julfalar, Taza mahalla, Hamam gabaghi, Demirchiler, Guyulug, Khoja Marjanli, Mamayı, Saatlı, Kocharli, Mеrdinli, Chol gala, Haji Yusifli, Chukhur mahalla, Agha dedeliler.

Taza Mahalla Mosque

See also

List of mosques in Nagorno-Karabakh

Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque

Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque

Saatli Mosque

Seyidli Mosque

Khoja Marjanli Mosque

Guyulug Mosque

References

External links

Karabakh Monuments

Mosques in Shusha

18th-century mosques

Taza Mahalla Mosque