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Shusha hosts Vagif Poetry Days -PHOTO

22 July 2025 18:52 (UTC +04:00)

Vagif Poetry Days are being held in the city of Shusha, APA's correspondent dispatched to Shusha reports.

The opening ceremony took place in front of the museum-mausoleum complex of Molla Panah Vagif.

At the opening ceremony, speeches were made by Anar, People’s Writer and chairman of the Azerbaijan Writers' Union; Aktoty Raimkulova, president of the Turkish Culture and Heritage Foundation; academician Nizami Jafarov; and other officials.

The event was also attended by prominent figures from literature, science, and culture.

The closing ceremony of the Vagif Poetry Days will be held tomorrow in Shusha.

It should be noted that the Vagif Poetry Days, organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, began on July 14 in Gazakh, continued on July 15 in Ganja, and on July 16 in Aghdam.

Recall that on January 14, 1982, with the participation of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev, the opening ceremony of the mausoleum of the great poet and statesman Molla Panah Vagif (1717–1797) was held in Shusha. At that event, Heydar Aliyev supported the initiative of literary figures and gave instructions to hold the Vagif Poetry Days. The festival of poetry and art was first organized in July 1982.