President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva pay visit to

President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva pay visit to Ismayilli - PHOTOS

17:13 01 November 2021 Read: 846

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva visited the Ismayilli district on November 1, AzVision.az reports.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva visited the monument of national leader Heydar Aliyev in Ismayilli district.

Besides, President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva visited Lahij settlement as part of their trip to Ismayilli district, attended the opening ceremony of a new building for the Child and Family Support Center and new building for the secondary school No 6 named after Natig Behdiyev.

The head of state and the First Lady toured the settlement and talked to residents.

President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva then viewed the restoration and reconstruction work carried out at Badoyun Mosque in Lahij.

When First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva visited Lahij settlement, Ismayilli district in 2019, the residents appealed for the repair of the Badoyun Mosque. The First Vice-President familiarized herself with the situation in the mosque and instructed to carry out a major overhaul.

Assistant to the Azerbaijani President Anar Alakbarov said that built in 1791, the Badoyun Mosque and the surrounding areas have been restored and reconstructed with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. As a result of the work, the mosque was restored to its original state.

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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has also attended the opening of the Basgal-Sulut highway, which begins on the 17th km of the Mughanli-Ismayilli highway, in Ismayilli district.

Chairman of the Board of Azerbaijan Highway State Agency Saleh Mammadov informed the head of state of the works carried out here.

The two-lane road, which links 11 residential areas with a total population of 4,000 people, is 30.1 km in length, and 6 m in width. Four bridges were built on the road.

The head of state was also informed about the works carried out on the Hajihatamli-Gideyli-Kurd Eldarbayli highway in Ismayilli district.

The road, which links 3 residential areas with a total population of 4,000 people, is 13 km in length.

The head of state was informed about the construction of the Mughanli-Ismayilli-Gabala highway.

President Ilham Aliyev inaugurated the Basgal-Sulut highway.