Yasamal cemetery explained
| Yasamal cemetery |
| Native Name: | Yasamal qəbiristanlığı |
| Native Name Lang: | az |
| Map Type: | Azerbaijan Baku |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Location: | Yasamal District, Baku |
| Country: | Azerbaijan |
| Type: | Minicipal |
| Owner: | Baku City Executive Power |
| Size: | 0.55 |
The Yasamal cemetery (az|Yasamal qəbiristanlığı), also known as the Wolf's Gate cemetery (az|Qurd Qapısı qəbiristanlığı), is a multi-confessional citywide cemetery located in the Yasamal District of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
History
The cemetery is the oldest of the existing and the largest in terms of area cemetery in Baku.[1] The Yasamal cemetery was created in 1940, and consists of three sections—Muslim, Jewish and Christian.[2]
Notable people buried in the cemetery
- Ali-Agha Shikhlinski (1863–1943), general of artillery.
- Jahangir Baghirov (1919–1943), military pilot.
- Ivan Karyagin (1894–1966), botanist, florist and biogeographer
- Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940–1979), jazz composer and pianist.
- Aliagha Aghayev (1913–1983), theater and film actor.
- Rubaba Muradova (1933–1983), opera singer.
- Samandar Rzayev (1945–1986), theater and film actor.
- Jeyhun Mirzayev (1946–1993), film actor and director.
- Ogtay Aghayev (1934–2006), pop singer.[3]
- Gulshan Gurbanova (1950–2006), theater and film actress.[4]
- Mir Jafar Baghirov (1895–1956), communist statesman. His remains were reburied in 2015.[5]
- Ayaz Niyazi oghlu Mutallibov (1938–2022), 1st President of Azerbaijan
Notes and References
- Web site: Paytaxtda ən böyük qəbiristanlıq dolub . Modern.az . 30 November 2011 . 20 December 2020 . az .
- Web site: Yasamal qəbiristanlığında yanğın: qəbirlər yandı . Kanal24.az . 24 June 2018 . 20 December 2020 . az .
- News: Gullar . Oqtay Ağayevi itirdik. Xalq artisti dünən Yasamal qəbiristanlığında torpağa tapşırıldı . Ekspress . 15 November 2006 . 20 December 2020 . az .
- Web site: V. . Shahinoglu . Yasamal qəbiristanlığının məşhur sakinləri . Sherg.az . 8 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190108235754/http://www.sherg.az/site/id-3303/Yasamal_q%C9%99biristanl%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1n%C4%B1n_m%C9%99%C5%9Fhur_sakinl%C9%99ri...#.WeJvoYTyjIU . 8 January 2019 . 20 December 2020 . az .
- Web site: E. . Fatullayev . Mircəfər Bağırovu kim tapdı və dəfn etdi . Virtualaz.org . 23 August 2017 . 20 December 2020 . az .
