Khan's Garden (or Mulberry Garden)

Information about the place

You are now in the Mulberry Garden, which was known once as Khan’s Garden or the garden of Khan’s daughter Natavan. This historic garden was established in 1805 by the second khan of Karabakh Khanate, Ibrahimkhalil Khan, to support silk farming (sericulture) in Shusha. As you may know, silkworms eat mulberry leaves to produce silk. The trees here are over 150 years old.

During the reign of Khans and Tsarist Russia, the garden was used as a place for walking and rest. In the Soviet period from the 1970s until the occupation, it was still popular peaceful spot of local people to relax. After the statue of the great composer Uzeyir Hajibeyli was erected here in 1985, the garden hosted many regular cultural events and concerts.

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