Museum of local history of Lahij village () – was founded in 1985 and located in Lahıc village in

Ismailli rayon Ismayilli District () is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north of the country, in the Mountainous Shirvan Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Qabala, Quba, Goychay, Kurdamir, Agsu, Shamakhi, an ...

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. Aliyev Maarif Aghamehedi oglu is a main keeper of the museum.

History of the museum

The museum was opened in 1985 within Lahic Historical-Cultural Reserve. Initially it was a part of historic-cultural natural reserve, but since 1992 it functions as an independent cultural object. The museum itself is located within a building which is famed as “Aghaoglu mosque” in

Lahij Lahij or Lahej (), formerly called Al-Hawtah, is a city and an area located between Ta'izz and Aden in Yemen. From the 18th to the 20th century, its rulers were of the Abdali branch of the Al-Sallami tribe who trace their lineage to one of the 1 ...

and was built in 1914.

Exhibition

Exposition of the museum consists of more than 1000 exhibits in 10 sections. The exhibits consist of ancient examples of craftsmanship including pottery samples dating 2000 years back,

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made in the 18th century to use in copper smelting, and other pieces associated with animal husbandry and trade, as well as information about the underground water line installed in the 15th century.

Interesting facts

Kamilli Tofig Kamil oglu, a representative of the museum, participated in national trainings for trainers-specialists of museum work from the Republic of Azerbaijan by museum management using

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/ ICOM’s publications, held on April 20-22, 2009 in

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Gallery

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References

{{Reflist 1985 establishments in Azerbaijan Arts in Azerbaijan History museums in Azerbaijan Ismayilli District Museums established in 1985