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Martyrs' Lane

Alley of Martyrs or Şəhidlər Xiyabanı (transliterated to Shehidler Khiyabani)

Formerly the Kirov Park, it's a cemetery and memorial in Baku, dedicated to those killed by the Soviet Army during Black January and to those killed later in the Nagorno-Karabakh War.

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Address: İzzət Nəbiyev street

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Baku, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Mosque of the Martyrs
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Baku Funicular Railroad
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Alley of Honor
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