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Guba Genocide Memorial Complex

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Established
  
18 September 2013

Location
  
Quba, Azerbaijan

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Type
  
Museum, Genocide Memorial Complex

The guba genocide memorial complex


The Guba Genocide Memorial Complex is a museum in Quba, Azerbaijan, which was built between 2009 and 2013. It is dedicated to the memory of victims of March Days and is now a museum and tourist destination under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

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History

The construction of museum started in 2009, after discovery of mass burial in 2007. Its mandate was to investigate the creation and maintenance of a memorial to victims of the Guba mass grave and an appropriate annual commemoration to them.

On September 18, 2013, president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev inaugurated the Guba Genocide Memorial Complex.

References

Guba Genocide Memorial Complex Wikipedia