The Yasamal cemetery ( az, Yasamal qəbiristanlığı), also known as the Wolf's Gate cemetery ( az, Qurd Qapısı qəbiristanlığı) is a multi-confessional citywide
cemetery
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...
located in the
Yasamal District of
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 region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
, the capital of
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 ...
.
History
The cemetery is the oldest of the existing and the largest in terms of area cemetery in Baku.
The Yasamal cemetery was created in 1940, and consists of three sections—
Muslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
,
Jewish
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
and
Christian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
.
Notable people buried in the cemetery
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Ali-Agha Shikhlinski
Ali Agha Ismail Agha oghlu Shikhlinski ( az, Əli Ağa İsmayıl Ağa oğlu Şıxlinski;); – )Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are in the Julian calendar with the start of year adjusted to 1 January. All other dates in this article are in ...
(1863–1943), general of artillery.
* Jahangir Baghirov (1919–1943), military pilot.
* Ivan Karyagin (1894–1966), botanist, florist and biogeographer
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Vagif Mustafazadeh
Vagif Mustafazadeh ( az, Vaqif Mustafazadə; March 16, 1940 – December 16, 1979), also known as Vaqif Mustafa-Zadeh, was a Soviet- Azerbaijani jazz pianist and composer, acclaimed for fusing jazz and the traditional Azerbaijani folk music known ...
(1940–1979), jazz composer and pianist.
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Aliagha Aghayev
Aliagha Aghayev ( az, Əliağa Ağayev; March 22, 1913 – November 13, 1983) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani actor. He was awarded the People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR. He was famous for his comedy roles.
About
Aliagha Aghayev was born on Mar ...
(1913–1983), theater and film actor.
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Rubaba Muradova
Rubaba Khalil qizi Muradova ( az, Rübabə Muradova), born Rubaba Ishragi (21 March 1930 – 28 August 1983), was an Iranian and Azerbaijani opera ( mezzo-soprano) and folk singer. She graduated from the Zeynalli College of Music in Baku and w ...
(1933–1983), opera singer.
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Samandar Rzayev
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, death_place = Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
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(1945–1986), theater and film actor.
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Jeyhun Mirzayev
Jeyhun Jamil oglu Mirzayev ( az, Ceyhun Mirzəyev; 9 April 1946 – March 5, 1993) was an Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani actor and film director.
Career
Mirzayev was born in the Gulabli village, in Agdam District, Aghdam, Azerbaijan, to Jamil Mirzayev ...
(1946–1993), film actor and director.
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Ogtay Aghayev (1934–2006), pop singer.
* Gulshan Gurbanova (1950–2006), theater and film actress.
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Mir Jafar Baghirov
Mir Jafar Abbas oghlu Baghirov ( az, Мирҹәфәр Аббас оғлу Бағыров, italic=no, Mircəfər Abbas oğlu Bağırov, russian: Мир Джафар Аббасович Багиров; 17 September 1896 – 7 May 1956) was the comm ...
(1895–1956), communist statesman. His remains were reburied in 2015.
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Ayaz Niyazi oghlu Mutallibov (1938–2022), 1st President of Azerbaijan
References
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Monuments and memorials in Baku
Cemeteries in Baku
Cemeteries established in the 1940s