The House-Museum of Jalil Mammadguluzadeh ( az, Cəlil Məmmədquluzadənin ev-muzeyi) is a memorial museum of the famous Azerbaijani journalist, enlightener, writer-satirist,

Jalil Mammadguluzadeh Jalil Huseyngulu oghlu Mammadguluzadeh ( az, Cəlil Məmmədquluzadə; 22 February 1869 – 4 January 1932), was an Azerbaijani people, Azerbaijani satirist and writer. He was the founder of Molla Nasraddin (magazine), ''Molla Nasraddin'', a ...

. The museum is located on Idris Mammadov Street in the city of Nakhchivan, the capital of the

Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic ( az, Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası, ), is a landlocked exclave of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The region covers Official portal of Nakhchivan Autonomous RepublicNakhchivan Autonomous Republic with a popula ...

History

The house-museum of Jalil Mammadguluzadeh was established on the order of the

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan The president of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the head of state of Azerbaijan. The Constitution states that the president is the embodiment of executive power, commander-in-chief, "representative of Azerbaijan in home and foreign policies", a ...

Heydar Aliyev Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev ( az, Һејдәр Әлирза оғлу Әлијев, italic=no, Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev, ; , ; 10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani politician who served as the third president of Aze ...

, on December 31, 1998. The inauguration of the museum took place on October 13, 1999.

Exhibition

The museum displays exhibits reflecting the life and work of Jalil Mammadguluzadeh. The museum exhibits personal belongings of Jalil Mammadguluzadeh's family, including historical documents relating to the Nakhchivan contemporaries, writer's classic works and his personal library.

Architectural features

The museum building is a historical and architectural monument of the 19th century. The building was built of raw bricks and later, baked with covered with baked bricks. Total of the building area and thickness of the walls are 100 m² and 78 cm respectively. It consists of two floors. On the second floor there are 2 rooms, a

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and an open balcony. Entrance to the rooms and access to the balcony are from vestibule located in center. The first floor is located under the open balcony and consists of 2 rooms and a vestibule. It's possible to descend to the first floor and courtyard using brick stairs fixed to the balcony. On both floors, there are plenty of

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s to put household items. The building was heated through the steam, which was placed on the wall of the room on the right side of the second floor.National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. Nakhchivan Branch. The Encyclopaedia of Nakhchivan Monuments / Vasif Talibov. – Nakhchivan, 2008. – 521 p.

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History

Exhibition

Architectural features

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