Stepanakert Memorial

Stepanakert Memorial/Victory Monument
The monument
Location	Stepanakert/Khankendi, Azerbaijan
Coordinates	39°48′41″N 46°45′44″E
Created	1945 (1945)
Operated by	Azerbaijan SSR (1945–1991) Republic of Artsakh (1991–2024) Azerbaijan (2024–present)
Status	All year

The Memorial Complex of Stepanakert (Armenian: Ստեփանակերտի հուշարձան; Azerbaijani: Qələbə abidəsi, lit. 'Victory Monument'), also known as the Victory Monument, is a memorial located in Stepanakert or Khankendi, Azerbaijan.

History

The memorial complex, built in honor of the 22,000 inhabitants of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of the Azerbaijan SSR who died during World War II, is centered around a 21-meter-high (69 ft) obelisk in the center. Those who died were entombed in the common grave formed on the opposite hill. Another part of the complex is a cascade pool with a fountain and seven ‘weeping’ springs constructed in the style of traditional Armenian monuments and classic ornamental art. On the granite pedestals are portraits of Armenian-Soviet soldiers of the Red Army who were honored as Heroes of the Soviet Union. The newest part of the complex is a cemetery where the Armenian military casualties of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War are buried. From 1945 to 1990, the memorial was managed by the Nagorno-Karabakh Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan. From 1991 to 2023, it was owned by the government of the Republic of Artsakh.

Complex monuments and memorials

The following structures are in the complex:

• Victory Monument (also known as the Monument to the Unknown Soldier)
• Wall of Triumph
• Monument to the Victims of the Armenian genocide
• Monument to the Victims of the Sumgait Massacre (erected in 1988)
• Memorial to the Victims of the 1988 Armenian earthquake
• Memorial to the Chairman of the NKR Supreme Council Artur Mkrtchyan
• Mass Grave of Armenian Soldiers

Gallery

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  A protest at the memorial on February 20, 1988.
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