The Yasamal cemetery (Azerbaijani: Yasamal qəbiristanlığı), also known as the Wolf's Gate cemetery (Azerbaijani: Qurd Qapısı qəbiristanlığı), is a multi-confessional citywide cemetery located in the Yasamal District of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
| Yasamal cemetery | |
|---|---|
Yasamal qəbiristanlığı | |
 Grave of Vagif Mustafazdeh | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1940 |
| Location | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Coordinates | 40°21′50″N 49°48′36″E / 40.363936°N 49.809872°E |
| Type | Minicipal |
| Owned by | Baku City Executive Power |
| Size | 0.55 |
History edit
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 edit
- 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.[3]
- Aliagha Aghayev (1913–1983), theater and film actor.
- Rubaba Muradova (1933–1983), opera singer.[3]
- Samandar Rzayev (1945–1986), theater and film actor.[3]
- Jeyhun Mirzayev (1946–1993), film actor and director.
- Ogtay Aghayev (1934–2006), pop singer.[4]
- Gulshan Gurbanova (1950–2006), theater and film actress.[3]
- Mir Jafar Baghirov (1895–1956), communist statesman. His remains were reburied in 2015.[5]
- Ayaz Niyazi oghlu Mutallibov (1938–2022), 1st President of Azerbaijan
References edit
- ^ "Paytaxtda ən böyük qəbiristanlıq dolub". Modern.az (in Azerbaijani). 30 November 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Yasamal qəbiristanlığında yanğın: qəbirlər yandı". Kanal24.az (in Azerbaijani). 24 June 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d Shahinoglu, V. (8 February 2014). "Yasamal qəbiristanlığının məşhur sakinləri". Sherg.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Gullar (15 November 2006). "Oqtay Ağayevi itirdik. Xalq artisti dünən Yasamal qəbiristanlığında torpağa tapşırıldı". Ekspress (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Fatullayev, E. (23 August 2017). "Mircəfər Bağırovu kim tapdı və dəfn etdi". Virtualaz.org (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 20 December 2020.