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By Nigar Orujova

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev arrived in the country’s Zagatala region on a visit on November 4.

The head of state laid flowers at a statue of national leader Heydar Aliyev in the city of Zagatala.

Later, President Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of the newly-reconstructed Zagatala-Danachi-Ashaghi Chardakhlar highway.

A total of 5.5 million manats were allocated from the President’s Contingency Fund for the reconstruction of the road in February, 2013. The reconstruction work started in June, 2013. Today, the 24.5 km section of the 28km-long highway is ready for use. The fourth technical degree highway, which is 10 meters in width, was covered with 10-centimeter asphalt.

The highway links 12 residential areas with the total population of 15,600 people.

The president was also informed about the reconstruction and repair work in the 28 May and Garabagh streets in the city of Zagatala. The work is the continuation of a project on restoration and reconstruction of the historical center of the city of Zagatala, which was implemented in 2011. The vast majority of buildings in this area were built in the 19th century.

The head of state was also informed about the expansion and renovation of a highway, which passes through Yukhari Tala, Ashaghi Tala villages in Zagatala region and the city of Zagatala. The length of the road is 4 km.

President Aliyev has also inaugurated the Qizilgul orphanage-kindergarten, the construction of which was initiated by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.

The building of the 100-seat kindergarten occupies an area of 1,280 square meters. The orphanage-kindergarten will have five groups for children from 1-6 years of age. All conditions have been created here. The building houses teachers room, medical point, reception room, bedroom, computer room, gym, game and music halls.

The orphanage-kindergarten will employ 28 teachers. There are wide conditions for children’s recreation and entertainment. All rooms were supplied with necessary equipment. Special attention will be paid to ensuring intellectual, physical and mental development of children, discovering their talents and abilities, protecting their health and building their communication with people.

As part of the visit to Zagatala, President Aliyev also opened the Heydar Aliyev Center.

The building, which construction started in 2013, occupies a total area of 2,765 square meters. The Heydar Aliyev Center houses a 350-seat conference hall, cinema, culinary and painting rooms, a sculpture studio and printing workshop. Extensive landscaping work was carried out and a green area was laid out here.

A bust to national leader Heydar Aliyev was installed in the foyer of the building. There is a rich exhibition here, which features books, photos, honorary diplomas and other documents reflecting the life and activity of national leader Heydar Aliyev.

President Aliyev met with local residents.

The president also opened the newly-constructed Zagatala branch of Azerbaijan Teachers Institute. There will be a linguistics room and computer center here. All rooms and halls of the building are supplied with necessary equipment. The building houses a library, auditorium and museum. Students here will be provided with medical and catering services.

After completing his visit to Zagatala, the head of state arrived in Shaki.

The head of state laid flowers at a statue of national leader Heydar Aliyev in the center of the city of Shaki.

Head of Shaki City Executive Authority Elkhan Usubov informed the president that the large-scale landscaping work was carried out and green areas were laid out in the Heydar Aliyev Park.

Following, the head of state attended the opening of the newly-reconstructed Shaki-Gakh section of the Shaki-Gakh-Zagatala highway.

The head of state was informed about the work carried out as part of a project to reconstruct the Shaki-Gakh-Zagatala highway.

The length of the road is 35 km, of which 26 km pass through Shaki region and 9 km pass through Gakh region. This highway will help to improve transport links between the cities of Shaki and Gakh, shortening the 77-kilometer distance by 42 kilometers.

The highway links 22 residential areas with the total population of 39,000 people. The project, which started in 2011, was carried out in two stages. The 35km-long Shaki-Gakh section was reconstructed under the first stage of the project, while the second stage saw the repair of the 28km-long Gakh-Zagatala stretch. The third technical degree highway, which is 12 meters in width, has two lanes.

Twenty bridges were built over the road. There are 12 bus stations along it.

As part of his visit to Shaki, President Aliyev attended a ceremony to inaugurate a new building of the Gokhmug village secondary school.

All necessary conditions have been created in the school for 840 pupils. The facility employs 108 teachers. There are 42 classrooms, labs, an informatics department, military room, library, gym and 240-seat auditorium. The green areas were laid out around the building of the school.

Following, the head of state opened a new administrative building of the Shaki Court Complex.

Minister of Justice Fikrat Mammadov informed the president about the construction of the building and high-level conditions created here.

The construction of the five-storey complex, which occupies a total area of 19,800 square meters, started in November, 2012, and ended this October.

The building was constructed as part of the Justice Ministry's “Modernization of the Justice System” project jointly financed by the government of Azerbaijan and the World Bank. It was the second court complex, which was constructed as part of a joint project with the World Bank.

The complex houses the Shaki Court of Appeal, Shaki Administrative and Economic Court, Shaki Court on Grave Crimes and Shaki Region Court. The complex will serve nearly 1,370,000 people and employ 250 people, including judges, more than 170 employees of court administration and 35 justice officials.

President Aliyev also opened a 160-seat orphanage kindergarten constructed on the initiative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in Shaki.

The construction of the 160-seat and 100-seat pre-school education institutions started last December. The three-storey building has eight bedrooms, a medical room, game, music and methodological rooms. The orphanage kindergarten will create 35 jobs.

As part of his visit, the head of state also inspected the ongoing construction work at Markhal sanatorium and resort in Shaki.

A 178-room seven-storey hotel is being built in the territory of the complex. It will have 126 one- and 52 two- room suits. The complex will have a 250-seat restaurant, lobby bar, six stores, two cinemas, as well as a conference hall and entertainment rooms for children. There will also be 27 two-storey cottages. The complex will create 310 jobs.