13 Years Since the Establishment of the Genocide Memorial Complex in Guba It has been 13 years since the establishment of the Genocide Memorial Complex in the city of Guba.

On April 1, 2007, a mass grave was discovered during earthworks carried out on the grounds of the Guba city stadium. In July of the same year, researchers from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences began investigations in an area covering 514 m². As a result of archaeological excavations, two wells and two ditches (channels) filled with human remains were uncovered. Research was completed in September 2008, and it was determined that the burial site was connected with the genocide committed against the local civilian population by Armenians in 1918. On December 30, 2009, President Ilham Aliyev signed an order on the establishment of the Genocide Memorial Complex in Guba. With the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the memorial complex was constructed on the left bank of the Gudyalchay River and officially opened on September 18, 2013. President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva attended the opening ceremony. Covering a total area of 3.5 hectares, the complex consists of five sections: the Memorial Monument, Symbolic Cemetery, Genocide Museum, Flag Square, and Information Centre. Since its opening, the complex has welcomed more than 1 million visitors, including over 200,000 foreign visitors. Local and international visitors are provided with detailed information in four languages: Azerbaijani, Russian, English, and Arabic.