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Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque

The Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque, also called the Great Mosque of Govhar Agha, is a Shia Islam located in the city of , .
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Shia
  • Description: mosque in Shusha, Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Upper Mosque” and “Yukhary Govhar Agha mosque”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lower Mosque and Ghazanchetsots Cathedral.

Mosque
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The Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque is a in , . The designation ashaghi refers to the location of the mosque in the lower section of Shusha town, distinguishing it from the Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque, the similarly named mosque located in the upper section of the town. is situated 210 metres northeast of Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque.

Church
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Holy Savior Cathedral, commonly referred to as Ghazanchetsots, is an Armenian Apostolic cathedral in in . It is the cathedra of the Diocese of Artsakh of the Armenian Apostolic Church. is situated 460 metres west of Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque.

Castle
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The Shusha fortress or Shushi fortress is a fortress surrounding the historical centre of . The newly conquered castle town was called "Panahabad fortress" named after Panah Ali Khan who together with Melik Shahnazar was the founder of the fort. is situated 680 metres north of Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karindag and Muxtar.

Village
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Dashalty or Karin Tak is a village in the of , in the region of . Until 2020, the village was controlled by the Republic of Artsakh.

Village
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Mkhitarashen or Mukhtar is a village located in the of , in the disputed region of . Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh.

Village
is a village de jure in the of , de facto in the Shushi Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh.

Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque

Latitude
39.76011° or 39° 45′ 36″ north
Longitude
46.75259° or 46° 45′ 9″ east
Elevation
1,312 metres (4,304 feet)
Levels
2
Open location code
8HF8QQ63+22
Open­Street­Map ID
way 291541745
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­shia
Geo­Names ID
11839915
Wiki­data ID
Q2115869
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Xhamia Juhari Govhar Aga”
  • Arabic: “مسجد يوخاري غوهار آغا”
  • Armenian: “Գյովհար Աղայի վերին մզկիթ”
  • Armenian: “Շուշիի վերին մզկիթ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Yuxarı Gövhər ağa məscidi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Yuxarı Gövhərağa məscidi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Yuхarı Gövhərağa məscidi”
  • Bengali: “ইউখারি গোভহার আগা মসজিদ”
  • Bengali: “ইউখারি গোভার আগা মসজিদ”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita Yukhari Govhar Agha”
  • Chechen: “Гевхар-агин лакхара маьждиг”
  • Chinese: “尤卡里·戈瓦尔·阿加清真寺”
  • Chinese: “尤卡里·戈瓦爾·阿加清真寺”
  • Dutch: “Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque”
  • Esperanto: “Moskeo Juĥari Govhar Agha”
  • Finnish: “Yuxarı Gövhar Ağan moskeija”
  • French: “mosquée de Yukhari Govhar Agha”
  • French: “Mosquée Yukhari Govhar Agha”
  • Fulah: “Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque”
  • Georgian: “გიოვჰარ აღას ზედა მეჩეთი”
  • German: “Obere Gowhar-Agha-Moschee”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Yukhari Govhar Agha”
  • Italian: “Moschea del Venerdì”
  • Italian: “Moschea di Ghovar Agà”
  • Italian: “Moschea di Ghovar Agha”
  • Italian: “Moschea di Ghovar Aghà”
  • Italian: “Moschea el-Giumaa”
  • Italian: “Moschea superiore di Govhar Agha”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Yukhari Govhar aga”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Yukhari Govharaga”
  • Maltese: “Moskea ta‘ Yukhari Govhar Agha”
  • Persian: “مسجد جامع گوهریه یوخاری”
  • Russian: “Верхняя мечеть Гевхар-аги”
  • Russian: “Верхняя мечеть Говхар-аги”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita Yukhari Govhar Agha”
  • Thai: “มัสยิดยูฆารือเกิฟแฮร์อาฆา”
  • Turkish: “Yukarı Gövher Ağa Camii”
  • Ukrainian: “Верхня мечеть Гевхар-аги”
  • Ukrainian: “Верхня мечеть Говхар-аги”
  • Uzbek: “Yuxari Govhar ogʻa masjidi”
  • Uzbek: “Yuxari Govhar Ogʻa masjidi”

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