Cemetery in Baku, Azerbaijan
The Alley of Honor (
Azerbaijani : Fəxri Xiyaban , Honorary
Allée ) is a public
cemetery and memorial in
Baku ,
Azerbaijan . The Alley includes burials of famed
Azerbaijanis and Azerbaijan-affiliated
expatriates , including several
Presidents , scientists and artists. There are over 280 burials in total.
History
The Alley was established by the order of the
Council of Ministers of
Azerbaijan SSR on August 27, 1948.
[1] According to the list enclosed to the order, the burials of prominent Azerbaijani figures
Jalil Mammadguluzade ,
Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev ,
Najaf bey Vazirov ,
Hasan bey Zardabi ,
Huseyn Arablinski ,
Suleyman Sani Akhundov ,
Ali Nazmi ,
Jabbar Garyagdioglu ,
Rustam Mustafayev ,
Azim Azimzade and
Huseyngulu Sarabski had to be moved to the Alley of Honor and gravestones set to them.
[2]
[3]
Notable interments
Vasif Adigozalov , composer
Mahmud Aliyev , Minister of Foreign Affairs
Heydar Aliyev ,
President
[4]
Alasgar Alakbarov , actor
Shovkat Alakbarova , singer
Fikret Amirov , composer
Azim Azimzade , painter
Leyla Badirbeyli , actress
Abulfaz Elchibey ,
President
[5]
Valeh Barshadly , general and first
Minister of Defense
Rashid Behbudov , singer
Bulbul , singer
Vugar Gashimov , chess grandmaster
Tofig Guliyev , composer
Jafar Jabbarly , poet
Uzeyir Hajibeyov , composer
Elmira Qafarova , Minister of Foreign Affairs, Speaker of
National Assembly
Muslim Magomayev , composer
Muslim Magomayev , Soviet singer
Tahira Tahirova , diplomat and
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Rasul Rza , writer
Khalil Rza Uluturk , poet
Tofig Safaraliyev , statesman, Minister of Industrial Construction of the
Azerbaijan SSR
Abdulla Shaig , poet
Seyid Shushinski , khananda
Ismayil Shykhly ,
Azerbaijani writer
Hasan bey Zardabi , publicist
Gallery
Tomb of Yusif Gasimov in the Alley of Honors
Tomb of Ibrahim Abilov in the Alley of Honors
Tomb of
Huseyn Arablinski in the Alley of Honors
Tomb of
Salahaddin Kazimov in the Alley of Honors
Tomb of
Fariz Safarov in the Alley of Honors
Tomb of
Najafgulu Rafiyev in the Alley of Honors
Tomb of Ilya Safonov in the Alley of Honors
See also
References
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