Khojaly massacre memorial (The Hague)

The Khojaly Massacre Memorial in The Hague, Netherlands is the first public memorial in Europe dedicated to victims of the Khojaly Massacre.[1]

Khojaly Massacre Memorial
LocationKamperfoeliestraat park, The Hague, Netherlands
TypeMemorial
Height2 m
Completion date2008
Opening date2008
Dedicated toVictims of the Khojaly Massacre

Construction and unveiling

The memorial was built in 2008 at Kamperfoeliestraat park of The Hague, and funded on the initiative of Holland-Azerbaijan Turk Circle.[2][3]

The memorial were unveiled on 24 February 2008, with support of the Embassy of Azerbaijan to the Netherlands, State Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Work with Azerbaijanis Living in Foreign Countries and Heydar Aliyev Foundation.[1][4]

Design

The monument stone depicts a mother with a dead child in her arms and land that on which the monument has been leased for 30 years.[3]

References
  1. "First monument in Europe for Khojaly tragedy erected in Hague, Holland". www.heydar-aliyev-foundation.org. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. В Голландии будет установлен памятник Ходжалинской трагедии Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. В Голландии будет установлен памятник Ходжалинской трагедии Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine. Журнал RUS
  4. First monument in Europe for Khojaly tragedy erected in Hague, Holland. Официальный сайт Фонда Гейдара Алиева

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