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.

The cemetery was founded in 17th century and was known as "Gorkhana" (meaning "mausoleum" in Persian) at the time of its creation.

[2] Only a handful of graves of well-known Azerbaijanis have survived, with the oldest one belonging to Mirza Shafi Vazeh, who died in 1852.

The event was attended by Azerbaijani president Heydar Aliyev in his first diplomatic trip to Georgia.

[3] The graves of Mirza Shafi Vazeh, Mirza Fatali Akhundov, Hasan bay Aghayev, Fatali Khan Khoyski were reconstructed by Heydar Aliyev Foundation in 2006.