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Jewish Cemetery, Mudju-Haftaran, Azerbaijan
Jewish graves in the cemetery of Mudju-Haftaran (מוג'ו הפטרן, Mücühəftəran, Mudji-Haftaran, Myudzhukhefteran, Myudzhyukhefteran, Myudzhyugaftaran), Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan, אזרבייג'ן).
Description
This village was created by the Jews of Mücü (Mudju) village fleeing to the safety during the turbulent events of the Caucasus region following World War I. They moved closer to a larger Azeri population center (Isamaili) to another nearby Jewish community called Haftaran, creating the hypenated modern name. In the cemetery there are graves that appear to pre-date the arrival of Jews from Mücü. A synagogue once stood here but burnt down some time near the end of Soviet rule in the area.
Sources
Interviews with O. Menashirov and Z. Isayev.
Coordinates, pictures, and write-up provided by Arieh Scharnberg/Moreshet Adventures.