Alley of Honor

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, artists and members of the Aliyev family. There are over 280 burials in total.

Established27 August 1948

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Alley of Honor
Grave of Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev
Interactive map of Alley of Honor
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Established	27 August 1948
Location	Baku
Country	Azerbaijan
Coordinates	40°21′42″N 49°49′15″E
Type	Public
No. of graves	280+

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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]

Vasif Adigozalov (1935–2006), composer
Mahmud Aliyev (1908–1958), Minister of Foreign Affairs
Heydar Aliyev (1923–2003), 3rd President^[4]
Alasgar Alakbarov (1910–1963), actor
Shovkat Alakbarova (1922–1993), singer
Fikret Amirov (1922–1984), composer
Azim Azimzade (1880–1943), painter
Leyla Badirbeyli (1920–1999), actress
Ziya Bunyadov (1923–1997), Scholar and Parliamentarian
Abulfaz Elchibey (1938–2000), 2nd President^[5]
Valeh Barshadly (1927–1999), general and first Minister of Defense
Rashid Behbudov (1915–1989), singer
Bulbul (1897–1961), singer
Vugar Gashimov (1986–2014), chess grandmaster
Tofig Guliyev (1917–2000), composer
Jafar Jabbarly (1899–1934), poet
Uzeyir Hajibeyov (1885–1948), composer
Elmira Qafarova (1934–1993), Minister of Foreign Affairs, Speaker of National Assembly
Muslim Magomayev (1885–1937), composer
Muslim Magomayev (1942–2008), Soviet singer
Tahira Tahirova (1913–1991), diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Rasul Rza (1910–1981), writer
Khalil Rza Uluturk (1932–1994), poet
Vagif Samadoghlu (1939–2015), poet
Tofig Safaraliyev (1932–1983), statesman, Minister of Industrial Construction of the Azerbaijan SSR
Abdulla Shaig (1881–1959), poet
Seyid Shushinski (1889–1965) khananda
Ismayil Shykhly (1919–1995) Azerbaijani writer
Lotfi Zadeh (1921–2017), creator of Fuzzy Logic
Hasan bey Zardabi (1842–1907), publicist