OTS leaders visit Azerbaijan’s liberated territories
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Religious leaders from the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) toured areas of Azerbaijan recently liberated from occupation, including Aghdam, Khojaly, Khankandi, and Shusha.
The delegation, attending a conference in Baku dedicated to Seyid Yahya Bakuvi, began their tour by praying at the Juma Mosque and the Alley of Martyrs in Aghdam.
They then visited the Khojaly Memorial Complex, where Sabuhi Gahramanov, a representative of the President of Azerbaijan, explained how the memorial commemorates victims of the Khojaly genocide with photographs and historical materials. The group continued to Khankandi, observing Victory Square and Victory Park and learning about projects designed to honour Azerbaijan’s victory in the Patriotic War and the bravery of its people. Leaders expressed approval of the reconstruction efforts underway in the city.
Finally, the delegation travelled to Shusha, where they saw Jidir Duzu and visited both restored and currently reconstructed mosques. Aydin Karimov, a special representative of the President, explained that Armenian forces had damaged historical buildings, mosques, and monuments during their nearly 30-year occupation of the city. Restoration work is now in progress, with five mosques already rebuilt and a new one under construction, aiming to revive Shusha’s historical neighborhoods, which once each contained a bathhouse, mosque, and spring.
