Baku: A delegation of 50 Azerbaijani religious figures from Trkiye, Georgia, and Iraq visited significant memorial sites in Baku, including the Alley of Honors, the Alley of Martyrs, and the Turkish Martyrdom monument on September 7.
According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, the delegation commenced their visit at the Alley of Honors to pay homage to National Leader Heydar Aliyev, the architect and founder of the independent Azerbaijani state, by laying flowers at his grave.
Following this, the group proceeded to the Alley of Martyrs. Here, they commemorated Azerbaijani heroes who sacrificed their lives for the nation’s independence and territorial integrity, laying flowers at their graves to honor their memory.
The visit concluded at the Turkish Martyrdom monument. The delegation paid tribute to the Turkish soldiers who lost their lives in the battles to liberate Baku from Bolshevik-Armenian Dashnak forces in 1918.