On March 16 - the second day of the tour-campaign held under the slogan "Let's discover our country", Baku pupils got acquainted with historical monuments and cultural institutions located in Ordubad and Julfa regions of the autonomous republic.
The pupils first came to the secondary school No.3 in Ordubad. The tour participants were broadly informed about the school. It was noted that there were 45 classrooms, 5 of them had electronic boards, in this school for 774 pupils. There are about 14.000 books in the school library. There are 57 computers for pupils.
The schoolchildren who visited the Ordubad Region History-Ethnography Museum were informed that the museum was located in the XII century monument - "Geysariyya". "Geysariyya" is one of the rare monuments in the world. There are such buildings in three parts of the world - Samargand, Tabriz and Ordubad.
The capital's schoolchildren were acquainted with the house-museums of famous pedagogue Mahammad Taghi Sidgi, Mammad Said Ordubadi, the founder of historical novels in Azerbaijani prose, academician Yusif Mammadaliyev in Ordubad.
During the excursion to Julfa, pupils visited to Gulustan tomb. It was noted that according to the Order of the Chairman of Supreme Majlis of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic dated October 7, 2015, Gulustan tomb of world importance was restored on scientific and historical basis. The rebuilding of this tomb belonging to the XII century is of great importance in terms of promoting the centuries-old history and cultural heritage of our people to the next generations.
One of the places where the pupils visited was the Alinjagala historical monument which was restored by the Order of the Chairman of the Supreme Majlis of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic dated February 11, 2014 and the "Alinjagala" History and Culture Museum. The fortress's walls and towers have an ancient traces of Nakhchivan architectural school. Restoration of the historical monument "Alinjagala" is of great importance for handing down the centuries-old historical and cultural heritage to the next generation and introducing them to the whole world.
At the end of the day, a concert of the Chamber Orchestra of the Nakhchivan State Philharmonic was held for the tour participants in "Duzdagh" hotel.