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UN Special publishes â€œShusha. Temple of Azerbaijani Cultureâ€ by Ambassador Murad Najafbeyli

08 June 2012 14:41 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. UN Special, the magazine of international staff in Geneva, published an article entitled â€œShusha. Temple of Azerbaijani Cultureâ€ by Azerbaijani Ambassador to UN Geneva Office Murad Najafbeyli. The article was published in 718th edition of the magazine in June, 2012.

â€œAncient and historical Azerbaijani towns and cities were in fact the primary sources of reflection of this multicultural diÂ¬versity and rich heritage of the Azerbaijani nation. In that regard, it should be noted that Shusha is one of these unique centers of Azerbaijani cultureâ€ said Ambassador Najafbeyli in his article. â€œFounded in the 1750s as a city-style forÂ¬tress, town of Shusha immediately became famous for its architectural structure and beautiful monuments and at the same time, the capital of Karabakh khanate of AzerÂ¬baijan. The dynamic landscape of the area had played a decisive role in determining the position of the fortress walls and towÂ¬ers. Along with being a strong city-castle, Shusha was one of Azerbaijanâ€™s important political, economic, and cultural centers in the 18thâ€“19th centuriesâ€.

â€œShusha as a town of significant economic, political and cultural importance, has played an important role in the life of Azerbaijani nation and perpetuates our national-moral values and musical traditions. However, Shusha was not only a town of beautiful monuments, but also home to a great numÂ¬ber of poets, writers, musicians and other artists such as poets Gasym bay Zakir, Mir Mohsun Navvab poetess Khurshidbanu NaÂ¬tavan, writers Najaf bay Vazirov, Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli, Firudin bay Kocharli, comÂ¬poser Uzeyir Hajibayli and other prominent figures. Shusha was known as a cradle of Azerbaijani mugham.
Shusha, which was called â€œConservatoire of the Caucasusâ€ in the 19th century, was also famous for its folk singers, one of them being Jabbar Garyaghdyoghlu (1861-1944), a person who dedicated 70 years of his life to the development of the eastern music, an outstanding folk singer, brilliant singer of mugham. Khan Shushinski (1901-1919) was a genuine folk singer with a brilliant voice and great creative potentialities and dedicated 50 years of his life to the developÂ¬ment of national music.â€

The magazine also published photos of the dome of 19th centuryâ€™s Saatli Mosque, top view of the city and folk art pieces.