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'''“Khojaly”''' ({{lang-az|Xocalı}}; {{lang-de|Chodschali}}<ref>[http://www.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/bereiche-und-lehrstuehle/aserbaidschan/gaeste-und-veranstaltungen/chodschali-2012_botschaftsflyer 20 Jahre Chodschali Gedenktage für die Opfer des Kriegsverbrechens. 23.-26. Februar 2012 in Berlin]. Official web-site of History Institution of Humboldt University. {{ref-de}}</ref>) – is a memorial monument dedicated to victims of [[Khojaly Massacre]] that was carried out by the [[Armenians|Armenian]] and, partially, by [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]] armed forces against the [[Azerbaijani people|Azerbaijani population]] on February 25–26, 1992. The monument is in [[Berlin]], the capital of [[Germany]], on the area of a reading garden of [[Gottfried Benn]] Library in [[Steglitz-Zehlendorf]] borough. Azerbaijani artists, Akif Asgarov, Ali Ibadullayev and Salhab Mammadov are sculptors of the monument. Ibrahim Akhrari, an Azerbaijani artist and sculptor living in Berlin, was the initiator and co-author of the monument.

==Unveiling==
Unveiling ceremony of the monument was held on May 30, 2011. Norbert Kopp, mayor of Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough, Adalet Valiyev, deputy minister of culture and tourism of Azerbaijan, representatives of Azerbaijani diaspora, German community and eminent science and culture figures of Azerbaijan and Germany participated in the ceremony. Cerstin-Ullrike Richter-Kotowski,<ref name="berlin"/> counselor for education, culture and citizen-services issues of Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough, Parviz Shahbazov, ambassador of [[Azerbaijan]] in Germany and Ibrahim Akhrari, author of the monument, made a speech in the ceremony.<ref>''Ilkin Babayev''. [http://www.1news.az/society/20110530070404006.html В Берлине состоялось открытие памятника «Ходжалы»]</ref>

==Description of the monument==
The monument consists of three bronze figures, which means hope to peaceful future of nations.<ref name="berlin">[http://www.berlin.de/ba-steglitz-zehlendorf/derbezirk/ruckblick/skulptur_garten_gottfried_benn_2011.html Enthüllung einer Skulptur im Lesegarten der Gottfried-Benn-Bibliothek]. Official poertal of Berlin city. {{ref-de}}</ref> The word “Khojaly” is written on the monument in Azerbaijani language. There is a plate on the pedestal with the following inscription:

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''“For tolerance, peace and democracy against the war and violence."

A gift to Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Akif Asgarov

Salhab Mammadov

Ali Ibadullayev

Ibrahim Akhrari''
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Khojaly Massacre Memorial (Berlin)}}
* [http://www.berlin.de/ba-steglitz-zehlendorf/derbezirk/ruckblick/skulptur_garten_gottfried_benn_2011.html Enthüllung einer Skulptur im Lesegarten der Gottfried-Benn-Bibliothek]. Official portal of Berlin city. {{ref-de}}
* ''Илькин Бабаев''. [http://www.1news.az/society/20110530070404006.html В Берлине состоялось открытие памятника «Ходжалы»]

==See also==
*[[Khojaly Massacre]]
*[[List of Khojaly Massacre memorials]]

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“Khojaly” (Azerbaijani: Xocalı; German: Chodschali[1]) – is a memorial monument dedicated to victims of Khojaly Massacre that was carried out by the Armenian and, partially, by CIS armed forces against the Azerbaijani population on February 25–26, 1992. The monument is in Berlin, the capital of Germany, on the area of a reading garden of Gottfried Benn Library in Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough. Azerbaijani artists, Akif Asgarov, Ali Ibadullayev and Salhab Mammadov are sculptors of the monument. Ibrahim Akhrari, an Azerbaijani artist and sculptor living in Berlin, was the initiator and co-author of the monument.

Unveiling

Unveiling ceremony of the monument was held on May 30, 2011. Norbert Kopp, mayor of Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough, Adalet Valiyev, deputy minister of culture and tourism of Azerbaijan, representatives of Azerbaijani diaspora, German community and eminent science and culture figures of Azerbaijan and Germany participated in the ceremony. Cerstin-Ullrike Richter-Kotowski,[2] counselor for education, culture and citizen-services issues of Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough, Parviz Shahbazov, ambassador of Azerbaijan in Germany and Ibrahim Akhrari, author of the monument, made a speech in the ceremony.[3]

Description of the monument

The monument consists of three bronze figures, which means hope to peaceful future of nations.[2] The word “Khojaly” is written on the monument in Azerbaijani language. There is a plate on the pedestal with the following inscription:

“For tolerance, peace and democracy against the war and violence."

A gift to Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Akif Asgarov

Salhab Mammadov

Ali Ibadullayev

Ibrahim Akhrari

References

External links

See also

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