Khojaly massacre memorials

Azerbaijan

Khojaly Genocide Memorial in Baku; In Baku, near the "Shah Ismail Khatai" metro station a monument to the victims of the tragedy was erected. Sculptors of the memorial are Aslan, Teymur and Mahmud Rustamovs. Its height is 8.6 meters. Opening of the monument took place in the 16-year anniversary of the tragedy, February 26, 2008.

Khojaly Genocide Memorial Complex in Baku (under construction).

Bosnia and Herzegovina

In February 2012, the city of Sarajevo unveiled a memorial to the victims.

Germany

The Khojaly Massacre Memorial in Berlin, Germany, is the first public memorial in Germany dedicated to victims of the Khojaly Massacre. The monument is near Gottfried Benn Library in Steglitz-Zehlendorf.

According to Salehab Mammadov, one of the sculptors of memorial, the idea of the monument belongs to all four sculptors, Akif Asgarov, Salhab Mammadov, Ali Ibadullayev and Ebrahim Ehrari. Ehrari, who lived in Germany, found people (including state officials) who helped in organization of the erection. The assistance was also provided by the Ministry of culture and tourism of Azerbaijan. However the opening of the memorial was postponed due to protest from the Armenian diaspora. Subsequently Azerbaijani ambassador to Germany Parviz Shahbazov was summoned to the Foreign Ministry of Germany. There he explained that the monument is not directed against a particular country, but is "against war, for peace and better relations between peoples to prevent such events from ever happening again." As a result, the permission for opening of the monument was granted.

The memorial was unveiled on 30 May 2011, while the opening ceremony was attended by Norbert Kopp, Mayor of Steglitz-Zehlendorf; Adalat Valiyev, Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism; expatriate Azerbaijanis and leading scientific and cultural figures from both countries.

The monument consists of three abstract bronze figures, symbolizing father, mother and a child and signifying hope for a peaceful future of the nations. On the pedestal there is a plate with the following inscription:

Ein Geschenk für Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Akif Asgarov Salehab Mammadov Ali Ibadullayev Ebrahim Ehrari

Israel

In February 2016, a memorial garden was opened in memory of victims of the massacre.

Mexico

In August 2012, another statue unveiled in Mexico City's Tlaxcoaque-Khojaly square, which is also named after this event.

Controversy

In November 2012, "a Mexican advisory commission said authorities had erred by accepting money to allow a foreign government to essentially decide which political figures or historic events should be commemorated in Mexico City's public spaces." Adding that "a plaque on the monument calling the Azerbaijani deaths "genocide" was misleading." Recommending that authorities take action, it was decided that the word genocide was to be removed and replaced with massacre.

Netherlands

The memorial in the Hague is in Kamperfoeliestraat Park; it was erected and unveiled on February 24, 2008 at an initiative of Azerbaijani diaspora in the Netherlands. The opening of the monument was conducted by Azerbaijani ambassador to the Netherlands.

Turkey

Another memorial was built in Ankara, Turkey. In 2011, municipalities of Turkish cities Isparta, Adana, Uşak and Çanakkale also approved proposal for a memorial to the victims of Khojaly massacre. In February 2014, the opening ceremony for the monument to the victims of the Khojaly massacre was held in Uşak. On 23 April 2015, another monument was unveiled in İzmit.