President Ilham Aliyev views construction progress of Barda-Aghdam railway line PHOTO / UPDATE

09:07 / 03.05.2023

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev viewed the construction progress of the Barda-Aghdam railway line.

The head of state was informed of the work done, reports Azertag.

Construction of the railway line is scheduled to be finished in 2023. The single-track railway is 47.1 kilometers long. The area along the railway line was cleared of mines.

The Barda-Tazakend and Tazakend-Aghdam sections of the railway are 80% and 71% complete respectively.

The head of state was briefed about the Aghdam city railway and bus terminal complex. The railway and bus terminals are scheduled to handle respectively 1000 and up to 1500 passengers daily.

20:33 / 02.05.2023

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the Aghdam Mugham Center.

Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the liberated territories of the Karabakh Economic Region (except Shusha district) Emin Huseynov briefed the head of state and First Lady on the project, Azertag reports.

The first floor of the Center will house a café, cinema, library, 637-seat concert hall, and two dancing halls. Administrative rooms will be located on the second floor. The center will also have 15 classrooms, an exhibition hall, a convention hall, rooms for teachers and managers, and a large open-air amphitheater.

President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva laid the foundation stone for the Aghdam Mugham Center.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the 2nd residential quarter to be built in the city of Aghdam.

The head of state and the First Lady were informed of the residential quarter.

A large part of the territory of the residential quarter, which occupies a total area of 14 hectares, will consist of a green zone. The quarter will be built on the central street of Aghdam. A total of 1,268 apartments comprised of 114 one-room, 464 two-room, 536 three-room, and 154 four-room will be built in the residential quarter.

The head of state laid a foundation stone for the 2nd residential quarter.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the 3rd residential quarter to be built in the city of Aghdam.

The head of state and the First Lady were first informed of the construction progress of a new building of the 960-seat Aghdam city school No1.

The foundation stone for the school was laid by President Ilham Aliyev on May 28, 2021. The school, which was founded in 1883, is the oldest educational institution in the Karabakh region.

The residential quarter occupies an area of about 17 hectares. A total of 1,239 apartments comprised of 25 one-room, 396 two-room, 533 three-room, and 285 four-room will be built in the residential quarter.

The head of state laid a foundation stone for the 3rd residential quarter in the city of Aghdam.