Vagif Mausoleum

Mausoleum in Shusha, Azerbaijan

Vagif Mausoleum

Vaqif türbəsi

Vagif mausoleum after restoration

General information
Location| Shusha, Azerbaijan
Coordinates| 39°45′20″N 46°45′30″E﻿ / ﻿39.755417°N 46.758333°E﻿ / 39.755417; 46.758333
Construction started| 1970s
Completed| 1982
Demolished| partial (1992)
Height| 18 meters
Technical details
Floor count| 1
Design and construction
Architect(s)| A.V. Salamzade, E.İ.Kanukov
Main contractor| A. Mustafayev

Vagif Mausoleum (Azerbaijani: Vaqif türbəsi or Vaqif məqbərəsi) is a mausoleum located in Shusha, Azerbaijan. It is built to honor Molla Panah Vagif, a poet, diplomat and vizier (the foreign minister of the Karabakh Khanate.)

## The monument

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The construction of the mausoleum started in the 1970s and was completed in 1982. It was inaugurated by then the First Secretary of Communist Party of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev.[1] The mausoleum was built by sculptor A. Mustafayev based on the design by a member of the National Academy of Sciences Abdul Vakhab Salamzade and well-known architect E.I. Kanukov.[2] It is located in the southwestern part of Shusha, by the Jidir Duzu plain, where the poet was killed and is a part of Shusha State Historical and Architectural Reserve. The design of the mausoleum follows the pattern of Azerbaijani mausoleum architectural compositions such as Nizami Mausoleum in Ganja. It is 18 meters tall.

The bottom part of the monument is built with reddish Karabakh marble plates, white and grey marble. Aluminium is used for the decoration pattern in the entire length of the mausoleum. The poet's name was engraved above the entrance door.

Azerbaijani state media has claimed that the mausoleum has been vandalized by Armenian forces following the capture of Shusha in 1992.[3] The state of the mausoleum steadily deteriorated during the Armenian control over the town from 1992 to 2020.[4] On 17 March 2021, the reconstruction of the mausoleum was announced.[5] On 29 August 2021, the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, inaugurated the restored mausoleum.[6]

## Gallery

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* Azerbaijani stamp depicting the mausoleum

* The mausoleum in 2012

* Ilham Aliyev with family in front of the mausoleum

* Mausoleum during renovation

## References

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1. ^ "Обнаружены новые рукописи Низами Гянджеви и Моллы Панаха Вагифа". Retrieved August 24, 2010.
2. ^ "Проблемы сохранения и реконструкции исторических городов Азербайджана". Абдул Вахав Саламзаде. 1979. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
3. ^ "Şuşa Azərbaycan mədəniyyətinin paytaxtı, Xarı bülbül Qarabağın azadlıq rəmzi oldu". azertag.az (in Azerbaijani). Azer Tac. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
4. ^ "İlham Əliyev Vaqif türbəsini ziyarət edib". baku.ws (in Azerbaijani). 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
5. ^ "Azerbaijani president, First Lady visit Shusha [UPDATE]". AzerNews.az. 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
6. ^ "Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva attended the opening ceremony of the Museum Mausoleum Complex of the great Azerbaijani poet and public figure Mollah Penah Vagif". Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

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Shusha State Historical and Architectural Reserve

Shusha fortress|

* Ganja Gate
* Iravan Gate
* Aghoghlan Gate

Square and
neighbourhoods|

* Divankhana
* Meidan
* Ashaghy Meydan
* Gurdlar neighborhood

Palaces and houses|

* Palace of Karabakh Khans
* Ibrahim Khalil Khan palace
* Gara Boyuk Khanim Castle
* Mammad Hasan agha palace
* House of Khurshidbanu Natavan
* House of Mehmandarovs
* Zohrabbayovs' house
* Haji Gulular Palace
* Asad bey’s House
* House-Museum of Uzeyir Hajibeyov
* House of Sadigjan
* House-Museum of Bulbul
* Safi bey's House
* House of Haji Amir

Caravanserais|

* Two-Storeyed Caravanserai
* Khanlig Mukhtar caravanserai
* Caravanserai of Agha Gahraman Mirsiyab

Temples|

| Mosques|

* Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque
* Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque
* Haji Yusifli Mosque
* Saatli Mosque
* Julfalar Mosque
* Chukhur Mahalla Mosque
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* Kocharli Mosque
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* Mardinli Mosque
* Guyulug Mosque
* Seyidli Mosque
* Taza Mahalla Mosque
* Khoja Marjanli Mosque

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Cathedral and
monasteries|

* Ghazanchetsots Cathedral
* Yashil kilsa

Bathhouses|

* Shirin Su bathhouse

Springs|

* Khoja Marjanly's Spring

Museums|

* Shusha Museum of History
* Shusha State Art Gallery
* Shusha Carpet Museum
* House-Museum of Uzeyir Hajibeyov
* House-Museum of Bulbul
* Azerbaijan State Museum of History of Karabakh
* Shusha Musical Drama Theatre

Monuments|

* Gravestone of Mir Mohsun Navvab
* Gravestone of Gasim bey Zakir
* Statue of Uzeyir Hajibeyov
* Bust of Bulbul
* Bust of Khurshidbanu Natavan
* Bust of Molla Panah Vagif
* Memorial Complex of Participants of the Great Patriotic War

Other|

* Vagif Mausoleum
* Shusha Realni School
* Mir Faseh cemetery
* Mirza Hassan Cemetery

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