President Aliyev inaugurates residential complexes, mosque, and road in Jabrayil PHOTO / UPDATED

On October 28, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev laid the foundations for the second and third residential complexes, a new mosque, as well as a road section, marking significant steps in the reconstruction and revitalisation of the district.

The second residential complex will cover 5.28 hectares and will feature 23 five- and six-story buildings with a total of 615 one- to five-room apartments. The project will provide all necessary amenities for comfortable living and will be constructed according to modern standards with full social infrastructure, Caliber.Az reports, citing the president's official website.

The third residential complex will be built on a similarly sized plot of more than 5 hectares. It will include 25 buildings of five, six, and seven stories, offering 746 one- to five-room apartments. Both complexes represent important milestones in the ongoing reconstruction of Jabrayil city.

In addition, President Aliyev laid the foundation for a new mosque in Jabrayil. Nariman Topchubashov, Director of PMD Projects, briefed the president on the upcoming construction. The mosque will cover over 1,530 square meters and accommodate 615 worshippers simultaneously, with a two-story design allowing separate spaces for men and women.

The mosque’s minarets will rise 34.2 meters, and its dome will reach 22.6 meters. The surrounding area will include a parking lot and a gazebo.

Before the occupation, Jabrayil district had five mosques, over 40 places of worship, and more than 20 historical and architectural monuments. During the period of occupation, many of these historical and religious sites were destroyed. Following the liberation of the region, the Azerbaijani government has undertaken extensive work to restore cultural and religious landmarks and build new mosques, including the mosque constructed in 2017 in the village of Jojug Marjanly, modelled after the Shusha mosque.

The president's Jabrayil trip continued with the opening of a new roadway connecting the 197th kilometre of the Ganja-Gazakh-Bahramtapa–Armenian border highway to the Shafag Solar Power Plant in Jabrayil district.

Saleh Mammadov, Chairman of the State Agency of Azerbaijan Automobile Roads, stated that the road, built to the 4th technical category, spans 11.5 kilometres and features a two-lane width of 6 metres. Construction of the road was carried out in accordance with a presidential decree issued in December of the previous year.

The new route is expected to enhance traffic safety and provide more comfortable travel for residents and transport along this corridor.

By Khagan Isayev