Stepanakert Memorial
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The Memorial Complex of Stepanakert (Armenian: Ստեփանակերտի հուշարձան; Azerbaijani: Qələbə abidəsi, lit. 'Victory Monument'), also known as the Victory Monument, is a memorial located in Stepanakert or Khankendi, Azerbaijan.
| Stepanakert Memorial/Victory Monument | |
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The monument | |
| Location | Stepanakert/Khankendi, Azerbaijan |
| Coordinates | 39°48′41″N 46°45′44″E / 39.81139°N 46.76222°E |
| Created | 1945 |
| Operated by | Azerbaijan SSR (1945–1991) Republic of Artsakh (1991–2024) Azerbaijan (2024–present) |
| Status | All year |
History edit
The memorial complex, built in honor of the 22,000 inhabitants of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of the Azerbaijan SSR who died during World War II, is centered around a 21-meter-high (69 ft) obelisk in the center. Those who died were entombed in the common grave formed on the opposite hill. Another part of the complex is a cascade pool with a fountain and seven ‘weeping’ springs constructed in the style of traditional Armenian monuments and classic ornamental art. On the granite pedestals are portraits of Armenian-Soviet soldiers of the Red Army who were honored as Heroes of the Soviet Union. The newest part of the complex is a cemetery where the Armenian military casualties of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War are buried. From 1945 to 1990, the memorial was managed by the Nagorno-Karabakh Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan. From 1991 to 2023, it was owned by the government of the Republic of Artsakh.[1][2][3]
Complex monuments and memorials edit
The following structures are in the complex:[4]
- Victory Monument (also known as the Monument to the Unknown Soldier)
- Wall of Triumph
- Monument to the Victims of the Armenian genocide
- Monument to the Victims of the Sumgait Massacre (erected in 1988)
- Memorial to the Victims of the 1988 Armenian earthquake
- Memorial to the Chairman of the NKR Supreme Council Artur Mkrtchyan
- Mass Grave of Armenian Soldiers
Gallery edit
- A protest at the memorial on February 20, 1988.
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References edit
- ^ "Memorial Complex in Stepanakert, Artsakh". www.armenian-genocide.org. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
- ^ Kester, Boris. "Stepanakert Memorial Complex | Stepanakert | Travel Story and Pictures from Armenia". www.traveladventures.org. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
- ^ "Memorial Complex in Stepanakert, Artsakh". www.armenian-genocide.org.
- ^ "Мемориальный комплекс Степанакерта :: Геокэшинг ::". geocaching.su.