Alley of Honor explained

Alley of Honor
Established:	27 August 1948
Country:	Azerbaijan
Location:	Baku
Coordinates:	40.3617°N 49.8208°W
Type:	Public
Graves:	280+
Findagraveid:	2176016

The Alley of Honor (Azerbaijani: Fəxri Xiyaban, Honorary Allée) is a public cemetery and memorial in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Alley includes burials of famed Azerbaijanis and Azerbaijan-affiliated expatriates, including several Presidents, scientists and artists. There are over 280 burials in total.

History

The Alley was established by the order of the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR on August 27, 1948.^[1] According to the list enclosed to the order, the burials of prominent Azerbaijani figures Jalil Mammadguluzade, Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev, Najaf bey Vazirov, Hasan bey Zardabi, Huseyn Arablinski, Suleyman Sani Akhundov, Ali Nazmi, Jabbar Garyagdioglu, Rustam Mustafayev, Azim Azimzade and Huseyngulu Sarabski had to be moved to the Alley of Honor and gravestones set to them.^{[2] [3]}

Notable interments

• Vasif Adigozalov, composer
• Mahmud Aliyev, Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Heydar Aliyev, President^[4]
• Alasgar Alakbarov, actor
• Shovkat Alakbarova, singer
• Fikret Amirov, composer
• Azim Azimzade, painter
• Leyla Badirbeyli, actress
• Abulfaz Elchibey, President^[5]
• Valeh Barshadly, general and first Minister of Defense
• Rashid Behbudov, singer
• Bulbul, singer
• Vugar Gashimov, chess grandmaster
• Tofig Guliyev, composer
• Jafar Jabbarly, poet
• Uzeyir Hajibeyov, composer
• Elmira Qafarova, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Speaker of National Assembly
• Muslim Magomayev, composer
• Muslim Magomayev, Soviet singer
• Tahira Tahirova, diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Rasul Rza, writer
• Khalil Rza Uluturk, poet
• Tofig Safaraliyev, statesman, Minister of Industrial Construction of the Azerbaijan SSR
• Abdulla Shaig, poet
• Seyid Shushinski, khananda
• Ismayil Shykhly, Azerbaijani writer
• Hasan bey Zardabi, publicist

See also

• Martyrs' Lane
• Chemberekend Cemetery
• II Alley of Honor

Notes and References

1. http://www.azerbaijan.az/portal/Society/Honorary/cemetery_01_a.html FƏXRI XİYABAN
2. Web site: The Honorary Cemetery . 2010-07-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131222103020/http://www.azerbaijan.az/_Sosiety/_HonoraryCemetery/_cemetery_e.html . 2013-12-22 . dead .
3. http://azeri.ru/papers/news-azerbaijan/30465/ Аллея Почетного захоронения. Справка
4. Web site: Heydar Aliyev's grave . 2015-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180528133404/http://en.apa.az/print/184246 . 2018-05-28 . dead .
5. Web site: 12 years passed since Abulfaz Elchibey's death . 2015-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222121739/http://en.apa.az/print/177466 . 2015-12-22 . dead .