Mirali Mausoleum
Qarabag.com presents material about one of the ancient architectural monuments of Karabakh – Mirali Mausoleum.
The history of the occupation of Lachin: overrunning of Armenian aggression beyond the borders of Nagorno-Karabakh
On May 18, 1992, Armenian armed formations occupied the Lachin district of Azerbaijan, which does not belong to the territory of the Nagorno-Karabakh, and burned the city. The occupation of the area was of a strategic nature for the Armenians since the shortest road connecting Armenia with Nagorno-Karabakh, the Lachin Corridor, runs from here. Military and household supplies have been transported through the corridor for 28 years.
One of the founders of the monumental sculpture of Azerbaijan: Jalal Garyaghdi
Qarabag.com presents a material about one of the founders of the Azerbaijani national sculpture school, a native of Shusha – Jalal Garyaghdi.
Demographic statistics of Gubadli for the XX century
Qarabag.com presents a reference information on demographic data of Gubadly (Kubatlu) (city, district) from 1907 to 1989. In compiling the material official Russian and Soviet sources were used.
Bulbuljan: a khanende who could sing in several languages and performed in front of Emperor Alexander III
Qarabag.com prepared a material about Azerbaijani folklore singer, mugham performer, a native of Shusha Bulbuljan. Khanende had a great influence on the Azerbaijani mugham school.
The monuments of the Safavid heritage of Fuzuli: A mosque and a caravanserai in the village of Garghabazar
Qarabag.com presents material about two architectural monuments from the time of the Safavid state (1501-1722), which are located in the village of Karghabazar in the Fizuli region of Azerbaijan.
Andranik, Shaumyan and Russia: The goal is to capture Azerbaijan
After execution the mass genocide of Azerbaijanis in the Baku province (March-April 1918) by Baku Council of People’s Commissars, headed by the Bolshevik Stepan Shahumyan and the Dashnak armed forces, the Baku Council, together with the Karabakh Armenians, was going to attack Ganja and generally establish Soviet power on the territory of the whole of Azerbaijan. To achieve this goal, Shahumyan was also interested in attracting to his side the armed formations of the Armenian General Andranik Ozanyan, who invaded the borders of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in the summer of 1918.
One of the founders of modern Azerbaijani tar, a native of Shusha: Mirza Sadig Asad (Sadigjan)
Azerbaijani folk musician, tar player Sadigjan (Mirza Sadig Asad oghlu) was born in 1846, in the city of Shusha, in a poor family. However, in the “Music Encyclopedia” of 1978, the date of his birth is indicated as 1842.