Culture
There are 16 culture houses, 31 clubs, a History culture preserve, 69 libraries, an art school, a Picture Gallery, a culture and a recreation Park, H. Aliyev Museum, Historical Ethnography Museum, Martyrs Museum and memorial house-museum of I.B. Gutgashinli which are branches of Historical Ethnography Museum according to Gabala region Culture and Tourism Sector.
Popular theatre named after C. Mammadguluzada, “Chinar” instrumental ensemble acts in Region culture house, “Zop-Zopu” folclor dance ensemble acts in Bum settlement culture house, and “Changi” Udin folklore dance ensemble acts in Nij settlement culture house.
There are 93 historical-cultural immovable monuments under Gabala region taken to the state protection according to the order #132 dated on 02.08.2001 by Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan. One of them is included to the list of Gabala city world important archaeological monuments according to its importance degree. 8 architectures, 53 archeological monuments, includes to the list of country important monuments, 9 architecture monuments, 16 archeological monuments, 2 monumental and memory monuments, 4 decorative applied art monuments is included in the list of historical cultural monuments having local importance. There are 122 cultural institutions in the structure of Gabala region Culture and Tourism Sector; among them are Historical Ethnography Museum, H. Aliyev Museum, Picture Gallery, Art school, Centralized Library system, Historical-Cultural Preserve, 16 cultural Houses, 31 clubs and 27 libraries. Totally 411 people work in that sphere, 84 of them are high educated, 175 of them are average professional people and 209 of them are people with general secondary education.
Interesting events are regularly carried out in Region culture house with 450 seats. There are interesting plays in the repertoire of Popular Theatre named after C. Mammadguluzada acting under the branch of House of Culture.
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