BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 18. The
mono-performance “Immortal,” dedicated to Azerbaijan’s National
Hero Natig Gasimov, has been presented in Mingachevir, where he
once lived, Trend
reports.
The presentation was organized with the support of the Heydar
Aliyev Foundation, along with the Ministry of Culture, the
Azerbaijan Theatre Workers Union, the Sumgait State Drama Theatre,
and the Mingachevir State Drama Theatre.
The stage production was authored and designed by Elshan
Sarkhanoglu, directed by People’s Artist Firudin Maharramov, with
staging by Umid Abbaszade. The performance featured actor Elay
Khasiyev from the Sumgait State Drama Theatre.
The production portrays Natig Gasimov’s bravery, patriotism, and
self-sacrifice. It depicts his resistance after losing six
comrades, as he held out alone against encirclement for five days,
as well as his heroism in saving the lives of 22 residents taken
hostage in Khojaly.
Natig Gasimov was born in 1971 in the village of Kichik
Garamuradli in the Gadabay district. When he was young, his family
moved to Mingachevir. During the First Karabakh War, he volunteered
for the front and demonstrated exceptional courage in battle.
In 1992, in the village of Pirlar in Khojaly, Gasimov remained
surrounded for five days but refused to surrender, continuing to
resist. After being threatened with the execution of 22 hostages,
he laid down his weapon and emerged from the Albanian church where
he had taken refuge, but did not relinquish the Azerbaijani flag he
held until the very last moment.
He was posthumously awarded the title of “National Hero of
Azerbaijan” by a decree signed by President of Azerbaijan Ilham
Aliyev on June 25, 2024.
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