Stepanakert Memorial/Victory Monument | |
Photo Width: | 200px |
Map: | Azerbaijan#Karabakh |
Map Size: | 200 |
Location: | Stepanakert/Khankendi, Azerbaijan |
Coords: | 39.8114°N 46.7622°W |
Operator: | (1945–1991) (1991–2024) Azerbaijan (2024–present) |
Status: | All year |
The Memorial Complex of Stepanakert (Armenian: Ստեփանակերտի հուշարձան; Azerbaijani: Qələbə abidəsi,), also known as the Victory Monument, is a memorial located in Stepanakert or Khankendi, Azerbaijan.
The memorial complex, built in honor of the 22,000 inhabitants of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of the Azerbaijan SSR who died during World War II, is centered around a 21m (69feet) obelisk in the center. Those who died were entombed in the common grave formed on the opposite hill. Another part of the complex is a cascade pool with a fountain and seven ‘weeping’ springs constructed in the style of traditional Armenian monuments and classic ornamental art. On the granite pedestals are portraits of Armenian-Soviet soldiers of the Red Army who were honored as Heroes of the Soviet Union. The newest part of the complex is a cemetery where the Armenian military casualties of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War are buried. From 1945 to 1990, the memorial was managed by the Nagorno-Karabakh Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan. From 1991 to 2023, it was owned by the government of the Republic of Artsakh.[1] [2] [3]
The following structures are in the complex:[4]