Sovetsky, Baku

According to the law of Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan (2 August 2001) there were more than 200 houses, 9 baths, 4 mosques, 1 church and 10 schools and hospitals in Sovetsky that are monuments of the local value.

New roads will be the prolongation of Winter Boulevard and will locate from the building of Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre to Nariman Narimaniv avenue, between Nizami metro station and Balababa Majidov, Abdulla Shaig and Suleyman Rahimov Streets.

According to chairman of Moving Committee of Yasamal district Samad Islamov there are 171 historical buildings in this area and 76 of them will be destructed.

[4] According to Minister of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Abulfas Garayev 118 historical monuments in Sovetsky will not be destroyed.

Some of them don't have such historical value but they will stay as museums, where notable people lived (as an example he noted house-museums of Abdulla Shaig and Jalil Mammadguluzade).

[7] At the 7th Mirza Fatali Lane 8 famous Azerbaijani singer Shovkat Alakbarova was born and lived.

[8] At the house on 1st Abdulla Shaig Lane Peoples' Artist Eldaniz Zeynalov, actor Hasanagha Salayev and famous mugham singer Khan Shushinski lived.

According to residents one of these lanes was destroyed in 2013 and on its place parking for skyscraper (“Sapphire plaza” business center) was built.

At the cross of Suleyman Taghizade and Zargarpalan Street famous turkologist Khalid Khojayev lived in 1924-1937.

The house-museum of famous Azerbaijani writer and publicist Jalil Mammadguluzade is located at Suleyman Taghizade Street 56.

Azerbaijani journalist Osman Mirzayev (died at Garakend aircrash) lived at the house on Mirza Agha Aliyev Street 102 (built in 1916).

House of another journalist, National Hero of Azerbaijan Chingiz Mustafayev is also located at Sovetsky (Murtuza Muxtarov Street, 23).

[8] The building on Mirza Fatali Street 45 was built in 1909 was belonged to Shirinbey, who migrated with his wife Zamina khanum abroad after occupation of Azerbaijan in 1920 by Russian troops.

House built in 19th century. Abdulla Shaig Street 171 [ 6 ]
House of Chingiz Mustafayev (Murtuza Muxtarov Street, 23)