Shusha declared the cultural capital of the Islamic world in 2024

Shusha has been declared the cultural capital of the Islamic world in 2024, oxu.az reports with reference to Report. At the 12th Conference of Ministers of Culture of the Islamic World in Doha (Qatar), as part of the ISESCO program for the cultural capital of the Islamic world, Minister of Culture Adil Karimli presented the candidacy of the city of Shusha as the cultural capital of the Islamic world in 2024. A video about Shusha was shown at the event. According to the unanimous opinion of the conference participants, Shusha was declared the cultural capital of the Islamic world for 2024.

The city of Shusha was one of the important centers of historical, cultural, socio-political life of Azerbaijan, including one of the symbols of Islamic civilization.

2022 was declared the “Year of the City of Shusha” in Azerbaijan. In order to support the revival of the cultural life of the city, music festivals, poetry days, and numerous cultural events of national and international scale were held. The International Organization of Turkic Culture (TÜRKSOY) declared Shusha the cultural capital of the Turkic world in 2023.

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