Lower Mosque

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 , the similarly named mosque located in the upper section of the town.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Shia
  • Description: mosque in Shusha, Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque”, “Ashaghy Govhar Agha mosque”, “Мечеть Гевхар-аги”, and “Мечеть Говхар-аги”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque and Shusha fortress (1751 year).

Mosque
Photo: Sefer azeri, CC0.
The , also called the Great Mosque of Govhar Agha, is a Shia Islam located in the city of , . is situated 210 metres southwest of Lower Mosque.

Castle
Photo: Sefer azeri, CC0.
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 560 metres northwest of Lower Mosque.

Church
Photo: Golden, CC BY 4.0.
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 630 metres southwest of Lower Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muxtar and Karindag.

Village
Photo: Լարա, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
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Dashalty or Karin Tak was a village in the of , in the region of . Until 2020, the village 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.

Lower Mosque

Latitude
39.76173° or 39° 45′ 42″ north
Longitude
46.75375° or 46° 45′ 14″ east
Open location code
8HF8QQ63+MF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 291541739
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­shia
Wiki­data ID
Q2041222
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Lower Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد أشاغي غوهار أغا”
  • Armenian: “Գյովհար Աղայի ներքին մզկիթ”
  • Armenian: “Գովհար աղայի ստորին մզկիթ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Aşağı Gövhər ağa məscidi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Gövhər ağa məscidi”
  • Bengali: “আশাগি গোভার আগা মসজিদ”
  • Bengali: “আশাঘি গোভহার আগা মসজিদ”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita Ashaghi Govhar Agha”
  • Chinese: “阿沙吉·戈瓦爾·阿加清真寺”
  • French: “mosquée Achaghi Govhar Agha”
  • French: “Mosquée Achaghi Govhar Agha”
  • Georgian: “გევხარ აღას ქვედა მეჩეთი”
  • Georgian: “გევხარ-აღას ქვედა მეჩეთი”
  • German: “Untere Gowhar-Agha-Moschee”
  • Hindi: “आशाघाई गोवर्धर आगा मस्जिद”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Ashaghi Govhar aga”
  • Maltese: “Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque”
  • Persian: “مسجد جامع گوهریه”
  • Russian: “Нижняя мечеть Гевхар-аги”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita Ashaghi Govhar Agha”
  • Turkish: “Aşağı Gövher Ağa Camii”
  • Ukrainian: “Верхня мечеть Гевхар-аги”
  • Uzbek: “Ashagi Govhar Ogʻa masjidi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Aşağı Gövhər Ağa Məscidi and Şuşa Kitabxanası.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Qarabağ Oteli and AZCAKE Şirniyyat.

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