Kurdamir welcomes Baku 2015 Flame
By Nigar Orujova
The Flame of the First European Games is reaching Baku, now arriving in the city of Kurdamir.
The official Flame was welcomed by hundreds of local residents with excitement.
At the symbolic gate of the European Games in the region, the Flame was accepted by veteran Greco-Roman wrestler, Alsahab Alabbasov.
Ten torchbearers covered the route and carried the flame into a square in front of the District Executive Authority. Director of the Children and Youth Sports School, Samir Shukurov lit the Flame of the European Games.
The Flame was then transferred to a commemorative lamp that will remain lit in the Heydar Aliyev Center until the end of the Games on June 28.
The event featured the demonstration of a footage highlighting the inaugural ceremony of the lighting of the Flame of Baku 2015 in the Ateshgah temple; a concert followed.
The Journey of the Flame is bringing the spirit of Baku Games across Azerbaijan from April 26. In some 48 days, the spirit of Baku 2015 will inspire 60 regions across Azerbaijan, to finally arrive in the magnificent Baku National Stadium on June 12.
To follow the Journey of Flame please visit: baku2015.com/flame.
Kurdamir region is locating in the Shirvan plain, spreading out alongside the left Kura riverbank. The region is considered the homeland of the well-known grape - Shirvanshahi.
In the village of Mollakend, 25 km from the region center, tourists can visit Shefget sanatorium. It is operating on the base of radon water taken from hot sources, beating from underground in the area of Jarli. The Sanatorium can accommodate some 50 people at any one time.
Kurdamir is well-known for its carpet weaving tradition.
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Nigar Orujova is AzerNews’s staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @o_nigar
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