Taza Mahalla Mosque (Shusha)

 mosque, interesting place, listed building / architectural heritage, geology museum

Taza Mahalla Mosque (Azerbaijani: Təzə məhəllə məscidi; which can also be transliterated as Teze Mehelle in English) was an Azerbaijani mosque located in Shusha about 350 km from capital Baku.[1][2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5][6][7] The mosque was one of the 17 mosques functioning in Shusha by the end of the 19th century.[8] It was located on Firudin bey Kocharli street of Taza Mahalla neighborhood of Shusha.