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Pantheon of prominent Azerbaijanis

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Pantheon of Azeri figures in Tbilisi
Pantheon of Azeri figures in Tbilisi

Pantheon of prominent Azerbaijanis (Azerbaijani: Görkəmli Azərbaycanlılar panteonu, Georgian: აზერბაიჯანელ მოღვაწეთა პანთეონი) is a memorial cemetery of prominent Azerbaijanis in Tbilisi, Georgia. It's part of the National Botanical Garden of Georgia. Notable Azerbaijanis buried here include Mirza Fatali Akhundov, Fatali Khan Khoyski, Mirza Shafi Vazeh, Hasan bey Aghayev, Mammad Hasan Hajinski, Mehdigulu Khan Vafa and others.

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Pantheon of prominent Azerbaijanis
Abano Street, Tbilisi Old Tbilisi District

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ეროვნული ბოტანიკური ბაღი

Abano Street
0117 Tbilisi, Old Tbilisi District
Georgia
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