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III volume of "Return: Our Material-Cultural Heritage in Western Azerbaijan" presented -PHOTO

11 March 2025 11:07 (UTC +04:00)

The presentation of the book "Return: Our Material and Cultural Heritage in Western Azerbaijan (Volume III)" has been held, APA reports.

The book was presented at the scientific-practical conference titled "In the Footsteps of the Deported Heritage."

It was noted that, like the other two volumes, the scientific research work "Return: Our Material-Cultural Heritage in Western Azerbaijan" was prepared based on sources collected from state and private archives in Türkiye, Russia, Georgia, Iran, and European countries.

The third volume of "Return: Our Material and Cultural Heritage in Western Azerbaijan," authored by Afghan Valiyev, an employee of the Social Research Center, examines 144 more examples of material and cultural heritage related to Western Azerbaijan. In all three scientific works, the history of these monuments has been thoroughly researched, and their registry has been provided according to proper scientific classification.

It was also mentioned that 532 monuments related to the material and cultural heritage of Western Azerbaijan have been successfully studied.

In the third volume of "Return: Our Material-Cultural Heritage in Western Azerbaijan," for the first time, detailed and comprehensive information has been provided about 144 valuable and significant monuments in Western Azerbaijan, categorized into 20 categories. These include 21 shrines, hearths, and places of pilgrimage, 6 mosques, 12 tombstone monuments, 7 tombstone chest monuments, 21 temples, 16 forts, 5 caravanserais, 4 mausoleums, 2 domes, 2 sarcophagi, 3 ethnographic-archaeological monuments, 10 tombstone sculptures, 4 archaeological monuments, 2 bridges, 5 stone inscriptions, 2 madrassas, 2 religious schools, 2 neighborhoods, 14 rock carvings, ancient settlements, and 4 basilicas.

Among these, 32 monuments have been destroyed, 42 have fallen into ruins, and 70 have been appropriated.

The research work, in which 144 monuments have been studied and classified based on their specific characteristics, provides information about each monument’s name, history, location (former toponym, later toponym), classification, type, purpose, significance, and current condition, allowing readers to learn about each monument with brief details.