Gulnara Mehmandarova
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Gulnara Mehmandarova (; born in 1959) is an
architect An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
,
researcher Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to ...
( historian of architecture and
art Art is a diverse range of cultural activity centered around ''works'' utilizing creative or imaginative talents, which are expected to evoke a worthwhile experience, generally through an expression of emotional power, conceptual ideas, tec ...
) and Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Architecture of Oriental Countries. Gulnara Kamal Mehmandarova has a
PhD A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the deg ...
in theory and history of architecture and restoration of architectural monuments. She has published more than 70 scientific publications. Gulnara Mehmandarova
"Khinalig: Linguists Dream, Invaders' Nightmare,"
Azerbaijan International, Vol. 6:2 (Summer 1998), pp. 50-51.


Work with World Heritage Sites, UNESCO


World Heritage List (WHL), UNESCO

Gulnara Mehmandarova has prepared the documentation for the proposed inclusion of several architectural monuments in Azerbaijan onto the List of
World Heritage Sites World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural heritag ...
, including the Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000),. Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
/ref> and the Fire Temple "Ateshgah" in SurakhanySurakhany, Atashgyakh (Fire - worshippers, temple - museum at Surakhany)
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Work with International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)

* ICOMOS-CIVVIH — member of The International Scientific Committee on Historic Towns and Villages of ICOMOS * ICOMOS-IWC — member of The International Scientific Wood Committee of ICOMOS * President of
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
Committee of
International Council on Monuments and Sites The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS; ) is a professional association that works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places around the world. Now headquartered in Charenton-le-Pont, France, ICOMOS was fou ...
(ICOMOS)


Memberships in the Unions of Architects

* National Association of Norwegian Architects * Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments * International Academy of Architecture of Oriental Countries * Union of Architects of Azerbaijan * Union of Architects of USSR — Soviet Union


See also

* Mammadbeyov, noble family of Azerbaijan *