The Alley of Honor (, 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.
History The Alley was established by the order of the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR on August 27, 1948.FƏXRI XİYABAN 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.
Notable interments
Vasif Adigozalov (1935–2006), composer Mahmud Aliyev (1908–1958), Minister of Foreign Affairs Heydar Aliyev (1923–2003), 3rd President 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 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
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See also Martyrs' Lane Chemberekend Cemetery II Alley of Honor References