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The Alley of Honor is a public cemetery
and memorial in Baku
, Azerbaijan
. The Alley includes burials of famed Azerbaijanis and Azerbaijan-affiliated expatriate
s, including several Presidents
, scientists and artists. There are 242 burials in total.
The Alley was established by the order of the Council of Ministers
of Azerbaijan SSR
on August 27, 1948.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.
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
and memorial in Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
. The Alley includes burials of famed Azerbaijanis and Azerbaijan-affiliated expatriate
Expatriate
An expatriate is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person's upbringing...
s, including several Presidents
President of Azerbaijan
The country of Azerbaijan is a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government...
, scientists and artists. There are 242 burials in total.
The Alley was established by the order of the Council of Ministers
Cabinet of Azerbaijan
The Cabinet of Azerbaijan is the chief executive body of the Republic of Azerbaijan.-The Executive Power:The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the head of state....
of Azerbaijan SSR
Azerbaijan SSR
The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Azerbaijan SSR for short, was one of the republics that made up the former Soviet Union....
on August 27, 1948.According to the list enclosed to the order, the burials of prominent Azerbaijani figures Jalil Mammadguluzade, Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev
Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev
Abdurrahim bey Asad bey oglu Hagverdiyev was an Azerbaijani playwright, stage director, politician and public figure.-Early life:...
, Najaf bey Vazirov, Hasan bey Zardabi
Hasan bey Zardabi
Hasan bey Zardabi , born Hasan bey Salim bey oglu Malikov , was an Azerbaijani publicist, founder of the first Azeri-language newspaper Akinchi in 1875.-Early life:...
, Huseyn Arablinski
Huseyn Arablinski
Huseyn Arablinski , born Huseynbala Mammad oglu Khalafov , was an Azerbaijani actor.-Life and career:...
, Suleyman Sani Akhundov
Suleyman Sani Akhundov
Suleyman Sani Akhundov was an Azerbaijani playwright, journalist, children's author, and teacher...
, Ali Nazmi
Ali Nazmi
Ali Nazmi , 1878, Sarov–January 1, 1946, Baku) was an Azerbaijani poet, a representative of the 20th-century Azerbaijani realism and successor of Mirza Alakbar Sabir. Nazmi was the first translator of Shakespeare's King Lear into Azerbaijani....
, Jabbar Garyagdioglu
Jabbar Garyagdioglu
Jabbar Garyagdioglu or Garyaghdyoglu was an Azerbaijani folk singer . He is known as the first khananda to perform mughamats in the Azeri language.-Rise to prominence:...
, Rustam Mustafayev
Rustam Mustafayev
Rustam Mammad oglu Mustafayev was an Azerbaijani scenic designer and one of the pioneers of Azerbaijani decorative theatrical art. Having graduated from the Azerbaijan Art Academy in 1926, Mustafayev revealed some constructivist influences in his early works...
, Azim Azimzade
Azim Azimzade
Azim Aslan Ogly Azimzade was a renowned Azerbaijani painter and cartoonist.Azim Azimzade was born on April 30, 1880 in Novkhani, a village near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. His father Aslan was a stonecutter and farmer.An art school is named after Azimzade and a museum is dedicated to his...
and Huseyngulu Sarabski
Huseyngulu Sarabski
Huseyngulu Sarabski , born Huseyngulu Malik oglu Rzayev , was an Azerbaijani opera singer , composer, playwright, stage actor, theatre director, and musician .-Early life:...
had to be moved to the Alley of Honor and gravestones set to them.
Notable interments
- Vasif AdigozalovVasif AdigozalovVasif Adigozalov was one of Azerbaijan's most distinguished composers.-Career:Vasif Adigozalov excelled both as composer and performer. He majored in Piano as well as Composition at the Azerbaijani Conservatory...
, composer - Mahmud AliyevMahmud Aliyev (politician)-Early life:Aliyev was born on February 22, 1908 in Shamakhi, Azerbaijan. In 1926, he completed his secondary education in Baku and in 1931, graduated from Azerbaijan State Medical University with a degree in General Therapy. In 1931-1936, he was director of a clinic in Kalbajar and Jabrayil rayons...
, Minister of Foreign Affairs - Heydar AliyevHeydar AliyevHeydar Alirza oglu Aliyev , also spelled as Heidar Aliev, Geidar Aliev, Haydar Aliyev, Geydar Aliyev was the third President of Azerbaijan for the New Azerbaijan Party from June 1993 to October 2003, when his son Ilham Aliyev succeeded him.From 1969 till 1982, Aliyev was also the leader of Soviet...
, PresidentPresident of AzerbaijanThe country of Azerbaijan is a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government... - Alasgar AlakbarovAlasgar AlakbarovAlasgar Hajiagha oglu Alakbarov was an Azerbaijani actor.-Career:He was born to a family of a poor merchant. He delevoped passion for acting and music while still a child by watching street performances and listening to dervishes' singing. In 1920 his father deceased and he along with his...
, actor - Shovkat AlakbarovaShovkat AlakbarovaShovkat Feyzulla qizi Alakbarova was an Azerbaijani singer.-Life and Career Development:Shovkat Alakbarova was born to Azeri parents - Feyzulla and Hokuma Alakbarov and was the third of the family's four children. Her mother was a professional tar player and her father, a labourer, was a folk...
, singer - Fikret AmirovFikret AmirovFikret Mashadi Jamil oghlu Amirov |Ganja]] - February 20, 1984, Baku) was a prominent Azerbaijani composer of the Soviet period.Fikret Amirov grew up in an atmosphere of Azerbaijani folk music...
, composer - Abdulla ShaigAbdulla ShaigAbdulla Shaig , born Abdulla Mustafa oglu Talibzadeh, was an Azerbaijani writer.-Early life and education:Shaig was born to Marneuli-native Azeri parents, Mustafa Talibzadeh and Mehri Bayramli...
, poet - Azim AzimzadeAzim AzimzadeAzim Aslan Ogly Azimzade was a renowned Azerbaijani painter and cartoonist.Azim Azimzade was born on April 30, 1880 in Novkhani, a village near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. His father Aslan was a stonecutter and farmer.An art school is named after Azimzade and a museum is dedicated to his...
, painter - Valeh BarshadlyValeh BarshadlyValeh Barshadly Eyyub oglu also spelled as Valeh Barshadli, was the first Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan after restoration of its independence in 1991.-Early life:...
, general and first Minister of DefenseMinister of Defense (Azerbaijan)The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan is the Azerbaijani government ministry, associated with the Azerbaijani military. The ministry is responsible for keeping Azerbaijan defended against external threats, preserving its territorial integrity, waging war on behalf of Azerbaijan , and the... - Rashid BehbudovRashid BehbudovRashid Behbudov was an Azerbaijani singer and actor. He sang in Azerbaijani, Russian, Persian, Turkish, Hindi, Armenian, Urdu and Bengali among other languages....
, singer - Bulbul, singer
- Tofig GuliyevTofig GuliyevTofig Alakbar oglu Guliyev – Azerbaijani composer, pianist, conductor, People's Artist of the USSR.-Biography:Tofig Guliyev was born on November 7, 1917, in Baku, in the family of salary worker. He became a student of the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire when he was 12 years old due to his musical...
, composer - Jafar JabbarlyJafar JabbarlyJafar Gafar oglu Jabbarly, often spelled Jabbarli was an Azerbaijani playwright, poet, director and screenwriter.-Literature and theatre:...
, poet - Uzeyir HajibeyovUzeyir HajibeyovUzeyir bey Abdul Hussein oglu Hajibeyov was an Azerbaijani and Soviet composer, conductor, publicist, playwright, teacher, translator, and social figure from Azerbaijan. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music and opera...
, composer - Elmira Qafarova, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Speaker of National AssemblyNational Assembly of AzerbaijanThe National Assembly , also transliterated as Milli Majlis is the legislative branch of government in Azerbaijan. The unicameral National Assembly has 125 deputies: previously 100 members were elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies and 25 were members elected by proportional...
- Muslim Magomayev, composer
- Muslim Magomayev, Soviet singer
- Tahira TahirovaTahira Tahirova-Early life:Tahira Tahirova was born on November 7, 1913 in Bayram-Ali . Having graduated from the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy in 1935, she became the first Azerbaijani female professional obtaining a degree of higher education related to oil industry...
, diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs - Rasul RzaRasul RzaRasul Rza , , was Azerbaijani writer, Hero of Socialist Labour , People's Poet of Azerbaijan, Laureate of Soviet State Award and the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan...
, writer - Khalil Rza UluturkKhalil Rza UluturkKhalil Rza Uluturk , was an Azerbaijani poet.-Education and career:In 1954, he graduated from the Department of Journalism at Azerbaijan State University . He attended courses for two years studying Literature for Writers and Poets at the Institute of Literature named after Maxim Gorky...
, poet - Seyid ShushinskiSeyid ShushinskiSeyid Shushinski , born Mir Mohsun Seyid Ibrahim oglu Shushinski , was an Azerbaijani folk singer .-Early career:...
, khananda - Ismayil ShykhlyIsmayil ShykhlyIsmayil Shykhly , also known by his birth name Ismayil Shikhlinsky Gahraman oglu , was Azerbaijani writer.-Early years:Shykhly was born on March 22, 1919 in Ikinji Shykhly village of Qazakh Rayon of Azerbaijan. He studied in Kosalar village. In 1934, he got enrolled in Qakhazh Pedagogical School...
, Azerbaijani writerAzerbaijani literatureAzerbaijani literature refers to the literature written in Azerbaijani, which currently is the official state language of the Republic of Azerbaijan and is widely spoken in northwestern Iran and eastern Turkey... - Hasan bey ZardabiHasan bey ZardabiHasan bey Zardabi , born Hasan bey Salim bey oglu Malikov , was an Azerbaijani publicist, founder of the first Azeri-language newspaper Akinchi in 1875.-Early life:...
, publicist