Nakhchivan State Musical Dramatic Theatre is a professional music and drama theater located in Nakhchivan,

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History

The theater was built in 1883 by “Muslim Art and Drama society”. First play set in the theater was "Musyo Jordan and Dervish Mastali Shah Kaduk", the work of

Mirza Fatali Akhundzade Mirza Fatali Akhundov ( az, Mirzə Fətəli Axundov; fa, میرزا فتحعلی آخوندزاده), also known as Mirza Fatali Akhundzade, or Mirza Fath-Ali Akhundzadeh (12 July 1812 – 9 March 1878), was a celebrated Azerbaijani author, play ...

. It gave a start to the series of staged performances of

in Nakhchivan Music and Drama Theater such as “Molla Ibrahim Khalil alchemist". Other famous performances such as "Lieutenant of Lankaran Khanate", "Haji Kara" comedy, "Musibasi-Fakhraddin" by N.Vazirov, "Daglan Tifaq" by A.Hagverdiyev, and “Nadir Shah" by

Nariman Narimanov Nariman Karbalayi Najaf oghlu Narimanov ( az, Nəriman Kərbəlayi Nəcəf oğlu Nərimanov, russian: Нарима́н Кербелаи Наджа́ф оглы Нарима́нов; – 19 March 1925) was an Azerbaijani Bolshevik revolutionary, w ...

were also staged in Nakhchivan Music and Drama theater. In 1922, Nakhchivan Music and Drama theater got status of State Theater. In 1965, theater was renamed in honor of

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 ...

. In 2008, theater was widely celebrating its 125th anniversary. In 2012, theater was rebuilt and renovated according to modern standards.

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