Köroğlu (opera)
Köroğlu is a Turkish name, and it may refer to: Given name *Koroglu Rahimov (1953–1992), national hero of Azerbaijan Surname *Abdülkadir Köroğlu (born 1991), Turkish amateur boxer * Elif Köroğlu, Turkish female football referee *Hüseyin Köroğlu (born 1964), Turkish Cypriot actor Places * Köroğlu Mountains, mountain range situated in the northern Turkey, north of Ankara * Köroğlu, Şenkaya *Köroğlu, Zonguldak, a village in Zonguldak District, Zonguldak Province, Turkey other uses *Epic of Koroghlu, heroic legend prominent in the oral traditions of the Turkic peoples *Koroğlu The ''Epic of Koroghlu'' ( az, , tr, ; tk, , uz, ) is a heroic legend prominent in the oral traditions of the Turkic peoples, mainly the Oghuz Turks. The legend typically describes a hero who seeks to avenge a wrong. It was often put ...

Koroglu Rahimov
Koroglu Rahimov ( az, Koroğlu İsmayıl oğlu Rəhimov) (October 31, 1953, Xaçmaz, Oghuz, Azerbaijan – July 3, 1992, Aghdara, Azerbaijan) was the National Hero of Azerbaijan, the warrior of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and the Division Commander of the 2nd military division of the military unit "N".Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanları: Biblioqrafiya /Tərtib edəni: H.M.Həmidova.- B., 2008.- s.176 Military activities Koroglu Rahimov joined as a volunteer to the National Army on 17 March 1992. He was the commander of the 2nd military division of the military unit "N". He died in the battles for Aghdara district of Karabakh in 1992. Two years after his death, on September 16, 1994, by the decree of Heydar Aliyev, he was posthumously awarded the title of "National Hero of Azerbaijan." He was buried in the Alley of Martyrs in Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus reg ...
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