''Peace Dove'' ( az, Sülh göyərçini) is an allegorical sculpture in Nasimi Culture and Leisure Park in

Sumgayit Sumgait (; az, Sumqayıt, ) is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about away from the capital Baku. The city has a population of around 345,300, making it the second largest city in Azerbaijan after Bak ...

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

. The ''Peace Dove'' is the symbol of Sumgayit. The monument was designed by the Chief Artist of Sumgayit Vagif Nazirov and architect A. Guliyev. It is made of solid concrete. It was raised in 1978 as a

symbol of peace A number of peace symbols have been used many ways in various cultures and contexts. The dove and olive branch was used symbolically by early Christians and then eventually became a secular peace symbol, popularized by a ''Dove'' lithograph by ...

in a newly functioning public park on coastline city of Sumgayit. In 2008, the monument and the whole park went through an extensive renovation works.

On stamps

Stamps of Azerbaijan, 2004-665.jpg, 2004 Stamps of Azerbaijan, 2009-867.jpg, 2009 Stamps of Azerbaijan, 2014-1145.jpg, 2014

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