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Döwletmämmet Azady

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Döwletmämmet Azady
Native name
دولت محمد آزادى
BornDöwletmämmet
c. 1695–1700
Kara-Kala, Safavid Iran
Diedc. 1760
Zand Iran
Resting placeAktokai Cemetery, Golestan, Iran
OccupationPoet, Sufi, scholar
LanguagePersian, Arabic, Turkmen
NationalityTurkmen[1]
SpouseOrazgül (disputed)
ChildrenMagtymguly Pyragy, Abdylla, Mämmetsapa, Zübeýda
ParentsMagtymguly Ýonaçy, mother unknown

Döwletmämmet Azady (Persian: دولت محمد آزادى[2] Doulatmammed Āzādi; Turkmen: Döwletmämmet Azady) was a Turkmen poet[3][1] and Sufi scholar. He is the father of poet Magtymguly Pyragy, the "father of Turkmen literature".

Memory

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The resting place of Azady and his son Magtymguly is located in Aktokai Cemetery, Golestan, Iran and is a place of pilgrimage. Every year, this cemetery becomes a place of pilgrimage for thousands of people.[4]

Institutions and organizations

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The Turkmen National Institute of World Languages is named after Azady.

References

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  1. ^ a b Adle, Chahryar (2003). History of Civilizations of Central Asia. Vol. V. UNESCO Publishing. p. 139. ISBN 92-3-103876-1.
  2. ^ Ashyrov, Annagurban (2014). Analysis of Magtymguly's Manuscripts (in Turkmen). Ashgabat: Turkmen State Printing Service. p. 174.
  3. ^ Gross, Jo-Ann (1992). Muslims of Central Asia. Duke University Press.
  4. ^ "Туркменские паломники посетили место упокоения поэтов Махтумкули Фраги и Довлетмамеда Азади | Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru". www.turkmenistan.ru.