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Yasamal cemetery

Coordinates: 40°21′50″N 49°48′36″E / 40.363936°N 49.809872°E / 40.363936; 49.809872
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Yasamal cemetery
Yasamal qəbiristanlığı
Grave of Vagif Mustafazdeh
Map
Details
Established1940 (1940)
Location
CountryAzerbaijan
Coordinates40°21′50″N 49°48′36″E / 40.363936°N 49.809872°E / 40.363936; 49.809872
TypeMinicipal
Owned byBaku City Executive Power
Size0.55

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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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.