Yasamal cemetery

Cemetery in Baku, Azerbaijan

Yasamal cemetery

Yasamal qəbiristanlığı

Grave of Vagif Mustafazdeh

Details
Established| 1940 (1940)
Location|

Yasamal District, Baku

Country| Azerbaijan
Coordinates| 40°21′50″N 49°48′36″E﻿ / ﻿40.363936°N 49.809872°E﻿ / 40.363936; 49.809872
Type| Minicipal
Owned by| Baku City Executive Power
Size| 0.55

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.

## History

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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

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* 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

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1. ^ "Paytaxtda ən böyük qəbiristanlıq dolub". Modern.az (in Azerbaijani). 30 November 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
2. ^ "Yasamal qəbiristanlığında yanğın: qəbirlər yandı". Kanal24.az (in Azerbaijani). 24 June 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ Gullar (15 November 2006). "Oqtay Ağayevi itirdik. Xalq artisti dünən Yasamal qəbiristanlığında torpağa tapşırıldı". Ekspress (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
5. ^ Fatullayev, E. (23 August 2017). "Mircəfər Bağırovu kim tapdı və dəfn etdi". Virtualaz.org (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 20 December 2020.