The Alley of Honor ( az, Fəxri Xiyaban, Honorary ''

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'') is a public

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and memorial in

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. The Alley includes burials of famed

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and Azerbaijan-affiliated

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s, including several Presidents, scientists and artists. There are 242 burials in total.

History

The Alley was established by the order of the

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Azerbaijan SSR Azerbaijan ( az, Азәрбајҹан, Azərbaycan, italics=no), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; az, Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist R ...

on August 27, 1948. According to the list enclosed to the order, the burials of prominent Azerbaijani figures

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

, Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev,

Najaf bey Vazirov Najaf bey Fatali oglu Vazirov ( az, Nəcəf-bəy Vəzirov) (17 February 1854 – 9 July 1926) was an Azerbaijani playwright and journalist. Life Vazirov was born in Shusha (then Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire, present-day Azerbaijan) whe ...

Hasan bey Zardabi Hasan bey Zardabi ( az, Həsən bəy Zərdabi ), born Hasan bey Salim bey oghlu Malikov ( az, Həsən bəy Səlim bəy oğlu Məlikov, links=no ; 28 June 1842 — 15 November 1907), was an Azerbaijani journalist and intellectual, founder of the ...

Huseyn Arablinski Huseyn Arablinski ( az, Hüseyn Ərəblinski), born Huseynbala Mammad oghlu Khalafov (1881, Baku – 17 March 1919, Baku), was an Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani actor. Life and career Born to a poor family, Huseyn Arablinski lost his father at a young ...

Suleyman Sani Akhundov Suleyman Sani Rzagulu bey oghlu Akhundov ( az, Süleyman Sani Rzaqulu bəy oğlu Axundov; 3 October 1875 – 29 March 1939), was an Azerbaijani playwright, journalist, author, and teacher. He chose the name Sani (Arabic for "the second") to avoid ...

Ali Nazmi Ali Nazmi ( az, Əli Nəzmi, pen name of Ali Mammadzadeh (''Əli Məmmədzadə''), 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 wa ...

Jabbar Garyagdioglu Jabbar Garyagdioglu or Garyaghdyoglu ( az, Cabbar Qaryağdıoğlu pronounced ) (31 March 1861 – 20 April 1944) was an Azerbaijani folk singer (khananda). He is known as the first khananda to perform mughamats in the Azeri language. He mostly sa ...

, Rustam Mustafayev, Azim Azimzade and Huseyngulu Sarabski had to be moved to the Alley of Honor and gravestones set to them.

Notable interments

Vasif Adigozalov Vasif Zulfugar oghlu Adigozalov (alternative spellings: Adigezalov, Adygozal) ( az, Vasif Zülfüqar oğlu Adıgözəlov; 28 July 1935 – 15 September 2006) was one of Azerbaijan's most distinguished composers. He is the son of khananda Zulfu A ...

, composer * Mahmud Aliyev, Minister of Foreign Affairs *

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 Azer ...

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Alasgar Alakbarov Alasgar Hajiagha oglu Alakbarov ( az, Ələsgər Ələkbərov) (26 March 1910, Baku – 31 January 1963, Baku), was a Soviet and Azerbaijani actor. Career He was born to a family of a poor merchant. He developed passion for acting and music whi ...

, actor *

Shovkat Alakbarova Shovkat Feyzulla qizi Alakbarova ( az, Şövkət Ələkbərova) (20 October 1922 in Baku – 7 February 1993 in Baku) was an Azerbaijani singer. Life and career development Shovkat Alakbarova was born to Azerbaijani parents - Feyzulla and H ...

, singer *

Fikret Amirov Fikret Mashadi Jamil oghlu Amirov ( az, Fikrət Məşədi Cəmil oğlu Əmirov; November 22, 1922, Ganja – February 20, 1984, Baku) was a prominent Soviet and Azerbaijani composer. Biography Fikret Amirov grew up in an atmosphere of Azerb ...

, composer * Azim Azimzade, painter *

Leyla Badirbeyli Leyla Aghalar gizi Badirbeyli and Leyla Badirbeyova – (after marriage – Javanshirova; az, Leyla Ağalar qızı Bədirbəyli (Cavanşirova)); (1920–1999), Soviet and Azerbaijani actress of theatre and cinema, People's Artist of the Azerbaij ...

, actress *

Abulfaz Elchibey Abulfaz Elchibey ( az, Əbülfəz Elçibəy; 24 June 1938, in Nakhchivan – 22 August 2000, in Ankara) was an Azerbaijani political figure and a former Soviet dissident. His real name was Abulfaz Gadirgulu oghlu Aliyev (Azerbaijani: ''Əbülf� ...

* Valeh Barshadly, general and first

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* Rashid Behbudov, singer *

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, singer *

Vugar Gashimov Vugar Gasim oghlu Hashimov ( az, Vüqar Qasım oğlu Həşimov; 24 July 1986 – 11 January 2014), known internationally as Vugar Gashimov , was an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster. He was a noted player of blitz chess. At his peak ranking, he ...

, chess grandmaster *

Tofig Guliyev Tofig Alakbar oglu Guliyev ( az, Tofiq Ələkbər oğlu Quliyev, tr, Tevfik Elekber oğlu Guliyev; 7 November 1917, Baku – 4 October 2000, Baku) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani composer, pianist, and conductor. Biography Tofig Guliyev was born in ...

, composer *

Jafar Jabbarly Jafar Gafar oglu Jabbarly, ( az, Cəfər Qafar oğlu Cabbarlı, 20 March 1899, Khizi – 31 December 1934, Baku) was an Azerbaijani playwright, poet, director and screenwriter. Life After his father's death in 1902, Jabbarli's mother moved to Ba ...

, poet *

Uzeyir Hajibeyov Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn oghlu Hajibeyov ( az, Üzeyir bəy Əbdülhüseyn oğlu Hacıbəyov; russian: Узеир Абдул-Гусейн оглы Гаджибеков, translit=Uzeir Abdul-Guseyn ogly Gadzhibekov; September 18, 1885November 23, 19 ...

, composer * Elmira Qafarova, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Speaker of

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* Muslim Magomayev, composer * Muslim Magomayev, Soviet singer * Tahira Tahirova, diplomat and

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Rasul Rza Rasul Rza (real name Rasul Ibrahim oghlu Rzayev – az, Rəsul İbrahim oğlu Rzayev) (1910 – 1981 in Baku), was an Azerbaijani writer, Hero of Socialist Labour (1980), People's Poet of Azerbaijan, Laureate of Soviet State Award and the Chair ...

, writer * Khalil Rza Uluturk, poet *

Tofig Safaraliyev Tofig Shamil oghlu Safaraliyev ( az, Tofiq Şamil oğlu Səfərəliyev, January 1, 1932 — July 19, 1983) was an Azerbaijani statesman, Minister of Industrial Construction of the Azerbaijan SSR (1979–1983), Deputy of the 10th convocation of th ...

, statesman, Minister of Industrial Construction of the

Abdulla Shaig Abdulla Shaig ( az, Abdulla Şaiq) (25 February 1881, Tbilisi – 24 July 1959, Baku), born Abdulla Mustafa oglu Talibzadeh, was an Azerbaijani writer. Early life and education Shaig was born to Marneuli-native Azerbaijani parents, Mustaf ...

, poet * Seyid Shushinski, khananda * Ismayil Shykhly, Azerbaijani writer *

, publicist

Gallery

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in the Alley of Honors File:Burial of Salahaddin Kazimov at Alley of Honor (Azerbaijan).jpg, Tomb of Salahaddin Kazimov in the Alley of Honors File:Burial of Fariz Safarov at Alley of Honor (Azerbaijan).jpg, Tomb of Fariz Safarov in the Alley of Honors File:Burial of Najafgulu Rafiyev at Alley of Honor (Azerbaijan).jpg, Tomb of Najafgulu Rafiyev in the Alley of Honors File:Burial of Ilya Safonov at Alley of Honor (Azerbaijan).jpg, Tomb of Ilya Safonov in the Alley of Honors

References

{{Baku landmarks Buildings and structures in Baku Cemeteries in Azerbaijan 1948 establishments in the Soviet Union Tourist attractions in Baku Cemeteries in Baku

History

Notable interments

Gallery

See also

References