President Aliyev arrives in Ganja - UPDATE
Azerbaijan’s President lham Aliyev arrived in the city of Ganja on a visit on February 17, Azertac state news agency reported.
The head of state started his visit by laying flowers at a statue of national leader Heydar Aliyev in the city center.
Head of Ganja City Executive Authority Elmar Valiyev informed President Aliyev about the reconstruction work in the area.
Later, President Aliyev reviewed the city hospital No. 1 named after Abbas Sahhat in Ganja after major overhaul.
The head of state was informed that reconstruction work at the hospital, which occupies an area of 3.2 hectares, was launched in 2012. The 245-bed five-storey hospital has departments of surgery, traumatology, urology, therapy, haemodialysis, neurology, gynecology and skin and venereal diseases. There are also X-ray diagnostics, physiotherapy, ultrasound diagnostics and ECO departments.
The hospital is supplied with modern equipment and devices provided by the world`s leading medical equipment manufacturers. The hospital employs a 370-man medical staff, including 56 doctors.
The president then visited Ganja Automobile Plant.
The plant, a foundation stone of which was laid by national leader Heydar Aliyev, was commissioned in 2004. In the first three years the plant manufactured OKA, UAZ, CHAN-QAN vehicles.
In 2007, the plant opened new assembly lines and embarked on the production of tractors and MAZ trucks under a bilateral agreement with Minsk automobile and tractor plants.
As of 1 January 2016, Ganja plant manufactured 6,294 tractors and 134 special tractors. Of this, 5,737 tractors were sold to Agrolizing and 497 to farmers and businessmen. The plant also produced 2,578 MAZ trucks.
President Aliyev also reviewed the conditions created at Imamzade religious complex in Ganja after major repair and reconstruction.
President Ilham Aliyev first met with representatives of the country`s general public and religious figures.
The ceremony kicked off with the recitation of verses from the Quran. The head of state addressed the event.
Chairman of the Caucasian Muslims Office Sheikhulislam Allahshukur Pashazade delivered a speech. Pashazade presented a Holy Quran to the head of state.
Other speakers at the event included Archbishop of Baku and Azerbaijan eparchy Alexander Ishein, chairman of the Religious Community of Mountain Jews Milikh Yevdayev, head of Azerbaijan Catholic Church Vladimir Fekete and dean of Ganja State University Mubariz Yusifov.
Mubariz Yusifov handed “Ganja Imamzade Temple” book to the Azerbaijani president.
After the ceremony, the head of state reviewed the conditions created at Imamzade complex.
President Ilham Aliyev was informed about the repair and restoration of Imamzade religious complex, as well as the landscaping work carried out around the complex. The reconstruction and landscaping work started in May, 2010. The complex occupies a total area of 10 hectares. The three-storey main building of the complex covers an area of 2,000 square meters. The building has ablution spaces for women and men, a storehouse, administrative and technical rooms and a hotel. There are two prayer halls for women and men, a religious library, a conference hall and a museum in the complex.
The head of state visited the grave of Ibrahim, the son of the fifth Imam Mohamed Baghir.
On behalf of residents and believers, representative of the Caucasian Muslims Office for the western region Haji Tahir Abbasov thanked the head of state for his attention to the religion and for the reconstruction of the complex.
The temple was also reconstructed. It has two minarets, standing 45 meters in height, two prayer halls and a pilgrimage hall.
Imamzade religious complex has an altar, which occupies an area of 220 square meters, a 1000-seat hall, Huseyniyye and Zeynebiyye prayer halls, and two parking lots for 1,000 cars.
During the visit, President Aliyev attended the opening of a 240-seat orphanage-kindergarten in Ganja after major overhaul.
All conditions have been created here for children.
The Azerbaijani President cut the ribbon symbolizing the opening of the building of the orphanage-kindergarten.
The head of state was informed that the orphanage-kindergarten was built in 1989. The major repair started in August, 2014. The building occupies an area of 13,000 square meters. The green areas were laid out, and amusement facilities installed in the area of the orphanage-kindergarten.
The kindergarten has a gym, a swimming pool, a chess room and a medical point. There are 164 children in 9 groups. The facility employs 19 people.
Later, President Aliyev reviewed Ganja European Youth Capital 2016 Park.
The construction of the park was started in 2015 and completed by the end of the year. The park occupies a total area of 1.8 hectares. There is “Wings of Youth” monument in the center of the park.
The president also reviewed the progress of construction at Ganja State Philharmonic.
The head of state laid the foundation of Ganja State Philharmonic during his visit to Ganja on January 21, 2012.
The President was informed that a 1200-seat concert hall, an open-air summer cinema theatre, a drawing gallery, an urban center and an observation tower will be built here. There will be catering facilities, an underground parking lot and auxiliary offices. Statutes of Azerbaijani music icons will be installed on the facade of the building.
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