Monument to Koroghlu

Sculpture by Tokay Mammadov

Monument to Koroghlu

Azerbaijani: Koroğlu heykəli

40°23′30″N 49°50′33″E﻿ / ﻿40.39179°N 49.84251°E﻿ / 40.39179; 49.84251
Location| Jafar Jabbarli square, Baku, Azerbaijan
Designer| Tokay Mammadov
Material| bronze
Length| 23 m.
Opening date| February 21, 2012
Dedicated to| Koroghlu

The Monument to Koroghlu (Azerbaijani: Koroğlu heykəli) commemorates the central character of the Epic of Koroghlu. It is located in Baku, Azerbaijan at the intersection of Azadlig and Vagif avenues, in a park bearing the hero's name. The monument was raised on the site of the monument to Prokofy Dzhaparidze, which was dismantled in 2009.

The author of the monument is Tokay Mammadov, the Peoples Artist of Azerbaijan.[1] The order to raise a monument to Koroghlu in Baku was issued in 2009. The monument's unveiling took place on 21 February 2012. The opening ceremony was attended by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.[2]

## See also

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* Aliagha Vahid Monument
* Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Monument, Baku
* Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart monument, Baku

## References

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1. ^ Tapdıq Fərhadoğlu (December 25, 2010). "Bakıda Koroğlu abidəsi ucaldılır" (in Azerbaijani). Voice of America. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
2. ^ "Ilham Aliyev unveiled the statue of national hero Koroglu in Baku". president.az. February 21, 2012. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2021.