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| ⚫ | '''Guba mass grave''' is [[mass grave]] of victims of [[mass killing]]s of [[Azerbaijani people|Azerbaijani]], [[Jewish people|Jewish]], [[Lezgi people|Lezgi]] civilians by [[Armenian Revolutionary Federation|Armenian Dashnaks]] and [[Bolsheviks]] during the [[March days]] of 1918 in [[Quba|Guba]], [[Azerbaijan]]. |
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==Discovery== |
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A mass grave was discovered during the construction of a stadium in Guba |
A mass grave was discovered during the construction of a stadium in Guba on April 6, 2007.<ref name="vision">{{cite news | url=http://www.visions.az/topical,138/ | title = Mass Grave Found in Northern Azerbaijan | publisher = Visions | date = Spring 2007 | accessdate = June 9, 2011}}</ref> Upon the discovery, an expedition group was formed and an archeological excavation conducted. Bones of approximately 400-600<ref>{{cite news| url=http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=117897 | title= TRT crew visits genocide mass grave in Guba | publisher= APA | date= 2010-03-13 | accessdate= July 11, 2010}}</ref> people, including those of over 50 children and 100 women, were uncovered. These civilians were killed on the orders of [[Bolshevik]] leader, ethnic Armenian [[Stepan Shahumian]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.news.az/articles/16170 | title= Belgian deputy shocked by mass grave in Azerbaijan | publisher= Azerbaijan News | date= May 25, 2010 | accessdate= July 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{ cite news | url = http://www.news.az/articles/11403 | title = Turkish reporters visit mass grave in Azerbaijan | date = March 15, 2010 | accessdate = June 9, 2011}}</ref> The mass slaughter in Guba city and Guba [[uyezd]] of [[Baku Governorate]] was continuation of [[March Days|massacre of Azerbaijanis in Baku]] in the spring of 1918, as a result of strengthening of power of Bolsheviks and Dashnaks in Baku. According to the reports of [[Azerbaijan Democratic Republic|ADR]] Special Investigations Commission from July 1918, investigating war crimes against civilian population in the country, Armenian armed detachments under the command of Hamazasp Srvantstyan, sent to Guba in May 1918 by the chairman of Baku Soviet of Commissars, [[Stepan Shahumian]], committed attrocities in the city of Guba and Muslim villages of Guba uyezd.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.anl.az/el/q/qarabag_6/q-18.htm | title = Свидетельство о Губинской трагедии | accessdate = June 9, 2011}}</ref> According to the research, the general numbers of people killed by Armenian detachments in Guba city and 122 villages of Guba district the spring of 1918 are 3,000 and 16,000, respectively. Out of all killed, about 3,000 were of Jewish nationality. The facts had been presented by the leader of Azerbaijani [[Mountain Jews]] Semyon Ikhilov in 1980s.<ref name="vision"/> |
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==Mass burial== |
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In 2008 [[Lluís Maria De Puig]], President of the [[Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe]], visited this mass cemetery commemorating the massacre of the peaceful population and said that he was horrified.<ref>[http://assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=/Documents/Records/2009/E/0901291500E.htm 2009 ORDINARY SESSION (First part). REPORT. Eighth Sitting. Thursday 29 January 2009 at 3 p.m.]</ref> |
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Once the burial site was uncovered, a forensic expedition of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of [[Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences]] was formed and sent to the location. On April 13, 2007, the first forensics report was released. According to the report, the fact that there are no intact sceletons testify that massacred civilians were first executed, dismembered and then thrown into the wells, 2.5 to 5 meters deep. The deepest wells had hundreds of human remains.<ref name="echo">{{cite news | url=http://echo.az/index.php?aid=135 |title = Б. Сафаров. Установить всех жертв поименно не удастся | publisher= Эхо | accessdate = June 9, 2011}}</ref> The first finds reported 137 sceletons.<ref name="jew">{{cite news |url=http://www.vosizneias.com/12028/2007/10/02/guba-azerbaijan-skull-fragments-of-137 | title = Guba, Azerbaijan - Skull Fragments of 137 People Found in Mass Grave | accessdate = June 9, 2011}}</ref> |
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Construction of a museum at the site of the mass grave is being planned. An initial amount of [[Azerbaijani manat|AZN]] 1 million will be allocated for the construction. |
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The archeological excavation works covering more than 500 sq miles<ref name="jew"/> were completed on September 5, 2008. Gahraman Agayev, the leader of the forensic expedition, reported that 2 main wells and 2 canals with human bones were uncovered. The finds indicate that 24 skulls were of children, 28 - of women of various ages. Besides ethnic Azerbaijanis killed were Jews and Lezgis.<ref name="echo"/> The names of 81 massacred Jewish civilians were found and confirmed.<ref name="vision"/> |
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In 2008 [[Lluís Maria De Puig]], President of the [[Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe]], visited this mass cemetery commemorating the massacre of the peaceful population and said that he was horrified.<ref>[http://assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=/Documents/Records/2009/E/0901291500E.htm 2009 ORDINARY SESSION (First part). REPORT. Eighth Sitting. Thursday 29 January 2009 at 3 p.m.]</ref> Members of Diplomatic Academy of Germany<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.day.az/society/158458.html | title=Сотрудники и студенты Дипломатической академии Германии посетили массовое захоронение в Губе | publisher = Day.az | date= May 23, 2009 | accessdate = June 9, 2011}}</ref>, Kuwaiti government delegation<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.oananews.org/view.php?id=109320&ch=AST | title= KUWAITI DELEGATION VISITS GUBA MASS GRAVE | publisher = Oananews | date = April 15, 2010 | accessdate= June 9, 2011}}</ref> as well as students from Oman, Yemen, Pakistan, Belarus, India, Israel, Korea and Turkey<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.today.az/news/society/83471.html | title= Foreign student in Azerbaijan commemorate Guba mass grave's victims | publisher = today.az | date = March 31, 2011 | accessdate = June 9, 2011}}</ref> |
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Construction of a museum at the site of the mass grave is being planned. An initial amount of [[Azerbaijani manat|AZN]] 1 million will be allocated for the construction.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://en.trend.az/news/official/parliament/1578784.html | title= Genocide Museum to be built in Guba |publisher= Trend News | date= November 12, 2009 |accessdate= June 9, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.news.az/articles/2320 | title= Museum to be constructed in place of Guba mass grave | publisher= news.az | date= November 12, 2009 |accessdate= June 9, 2011}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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*[[March Days]] |
*[[March Days]] |
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*[[Quba (city)]] |
*[[Quba (city)]] |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://www.azerbaijanfoundation.az/eng/news/248-museum-to-be-established-in-mass-grave.html Museum to be established in mass grave of Guba] |
* [http://www.azerbaijanfoundation.az/eng/news/248-museum-to-be-established-in-mass-grave.html Museum to be established in mass grave of Guba] |
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* [http://en.trend.az/news/official/parliament/1578784.html Genocide Museum to be built in Guba] |
* [http://en.trend.az/news/official/parliament/1578784.html Genocide Museum to be built in Guba] |
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* [http://www.news.az/articles/2320 Museum to be constructed in place of Guba mass grave] |
* [http://www.news.az/articles/2320 Museum to be constructed in place of Guba mass grave] |
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[[Category:Mass graves]] |
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[[az:Quba kütləvi məzarlığı]] |
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[[ru:Массовое захоронение в городе Куба]] |
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Revision as of 06:34, 10 June 2011
Guba mass grave is mass grave of victims of mass killings of Azerbaijani, Jewish, Lezgi civilians by Armenian Dashnaks and Bolsheviks during the March days of 1918 in Guba, Azerbaijan.
Discovery
A mass grave was discovered during the construction of a stadium in Guba on April 6, 2007.[1] Upon the discovery, an expedition group was formed and an archeological excavation conducted. Bones of approximately 400-600[2] people, including those of over 50 children and 100 women, were uncovered. These civilians were killed on the orders of Bolshevik leader, ethnic Armenian Stepan Shahumian.[3][4] The mass slaughter in Guba city and Guba uyezd of Baku Governorate was continuation of massacre of Azerbaijanis in Baku in the spring of 1918, as a result of strengthening of power of Bolsheviks and Dashnaks in Baku. According to the reports of ADR Special Investigations Commission from July 1918, investigating war crimes against civilian population in the country, Armenian armed detachments under the command of Hamazasp Srvantstyan, sent to Guba in May 1918 by the chairman of Baku Soviet of Commissars, Stepan Shahumian, committed attrocities in the city of Guba and Muslim villages of Guba uyezd.[5] According to the research, the general numbers of people killed by Armenian detachments in Guba city and 122 villages of Guba district the spring of 1918 are 3,000 and 16,000, respectively. Out of all killed, about 3,000 were of Jewish nationality. The facts had been presented by the leader of Azerbaijani Mountain Jews Semyon Ikhilov in 1980s.[1]
Mass burial
Once the burial site was uncovered, a forensic expedition of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences was formed and sent to the location. On April 13, 2007, the first forensics report was released. According to the report, the fact that there are no intact sceletons testify that massacred civilians were first executed, dismembered and then thrown into the wells, 2.5 to 5 meters deep. The deepest wells had hundreds of human remains.[6] The first finds reported 137 sceletons.[7]
The archeological excavation works covering more than 500 sq miles[7] were completed on September 5, 2008. Gahraman Agayev, the leader of the forensic expedition, reported that 2 main wells and 2 canals with human bones were uncovered. The finds indicate that 24 skulls were of children, 28 - of women of various ages. Besides ethnic Azerbaijanis killed were Jews and Lezgis.[6] The names of 81 massacred Jewish civilians were found and confirmed.[1]
In 2008 Lluís Maria De Puig, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, visited this mass cemetery commemorating the massacre of the peaceful population and said that he was horrified.[8] Members of Diplomatic Academy of Germany[9], Kuwaiti government delegation[10] as well as students from Oman, Yemen, Pakistan, Belarus, India, Israel, Korea and Turkey[11]
Construction of a museum at the site of the mass grave is being planned. An initial amount of AZN 1 million will be allocated for the construction.[12][13]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Mass Grave Found in Northern Azerbaijan". Visions. Spring 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ^ "TRT crew visits genocide mass grave in Guba". APA. 2010-03-13. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- ^ "Belgian deputy shocked by mass grave in Azerbaijan". Azerbaijan News. May 25, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- ^ "Turkish reporters visit mass grave in Azerbaijan". March 15, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ^ "Свидетельство о Губинской трагедии". Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ^ a b "Б. Сафаров. Установить всех жертв поименно не удастся". Эхо. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ^ a b "Guba, Azerbaijan - Skull Fragments of 137 People Found in Mass Grave". Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ^ 2009 ORDINARY SESSION (First part). REPORT. Eighth Sitting. Thursday 29 January 2009 at 3 p.m.
- ^ "Сотрудники и студенты Дипломатической академии Германии посетили массовое захоронение в Губе". Day.az. May 23, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ^ "KUWAITI DELEGATION VISITS GUBA MASS GRAVE". Oananews. April 15, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ^ "Foreign student in Azerbaijan commemorate Guba mass grave's victims". today.az. March 31, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ^ "Genocide Museum to be built in Guba". Trend News. November 12, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ^ "Museum to be constructed in place of Guba mass grave". news.az. November 12, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2011.