Dede Gorgud Park
The Dede Gorgud Park (Azerbaijani: Dədə Qorqud Parkı) is a park in Baku, Azerbaijan. The park is located in the Narimanov district. It was opened on 13 December 2013.[1] The park was opened on the site of the former children's railway (1947-2009).[2]
The park is the second largest park in Baku, second only to the Baku Seaside Park. The total area of the park is 6 hectares, in the center there is a large artificial lake, the area of which is 2 hectares. An underground reserve pool with a capacity of 1200 cubic meters was additionally built for the lake with a total water volume of about 25 thousand cubic meters. The presence of the lake allows locals to learn how to canoe and kayak. In the park itself there is a monument in the form of a book dedicated to Dastan Kitabi Dede Gorgud. This monument was created by the sculptor Göyüs Babayev.[2][3][4]
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- ^ "Парк "Деде Горгуд" в Баку (17 ФОТО)". ru.echo.az (in Russian). 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ a b ""Мой Баку": Парк Деде Горгуда - прогулка у озера в центре мегаполиса - ФОТО". Day.Az (in Russian). 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "Dədə Qorqud parkı - mədəni irs və istirahət bir arada". medeniyyet.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "Dədə Qorqud parkı -mədəni istirahət yerləri". kataloq.gomap.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2023-09-21.