ENG Mais Suleymanov, 52, watchman of the cemetery There was not a single tombstone to be seen. Unless a couple was visible from afar. And that's it. The rest are either in the forest or in the weeds. They say that when the collective farm was created in 1938, the chairman of the executive committee ordered it to destroy it. Totally. Then the local people did not allow it. Jews immigrated here from Iran at the end of the 16th century. First to the village of Gurjuvan, and from there to the village of Pashahan. They came here to Muju. Why? Ghanavuz was woven here. This is a type of silk. Previously, it was woven only in the village of Mudju. They came here to trade. Then, in a place called Dere Mehelle, the Jews bought land and started building houses. Those were small houses. At the end of the 18th century, part of them moved to Mujuhaftaran due to the high population density. The population increased, space became smaller. During the reign of Mustafa Khan, they bought land there and moved there. And in 1918, during the Armenian-Muslim conflict, they finally left this village so that they would not be killed. Part moved to Baku. In 2019, the cemetery was restored by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. It took about 6-7 months of work. Now the gates have been installed, places for sitting. People come to pay tribute to their loved ones.

• published: 06 Oct 2022
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