Chemberekend Cemetery
Chemberekend Cemetery
Chemberekend Cemetery was a multi-faith burial ground in Baku, Azerbaijan, used until July 1883. It sat on the southwestern edge of the old city fortress, near the Chemberekend village on the northeastern slope of Pirvanzara hill.
In 1899 city plans show three sections: Muslims in the north, Armenians and Orthodox Christians in the center, and a southern section for other burials. The cemetery was separated from the Chemberekend suburb by Nizhnyaya Chemberekend street.
As Baku grew, the cemetery came to be surrounded by houses. In the 1880s residents complained about closeness to homes and strong smells in hot weather. In 1882–1883 the city decided to move burials to new sites in Pirvanzara above Chemberekend, and old burials were closed to new ones starting July 1, 1883.
In the early 1910s the Muslim part of the site was used to build the Saadet Muslim Spiritual School; remains were moved to Nagornoye cemetery, and the old graves were cleared when the school foundation was laid in 1912.
In the 1930s, Chemberekend and the nearby Nagornoye cemeteries were demolished. The land was turned into parks, including Chemberekend garden, and later saw the construction of the Baku Funicular, the Green Theater, Gulustan Palace, and various buildings.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 06:13 (CET).