The project will enhance awareness of, and support for, Azerbaijan s culture and through thatwill, help strengthen national identity and social cohesion at a difficult time of national transition. The project will enhance Azerbaijan s capacity to conserve and restore its historical cultural monuments, some of which play an important role in Azerbaijan s history and which are in imminent danger. The four sites for conservation and, where appropriate, restoration, are the Shirvanshah Palace, the Sheki Palace of Khans, and the Karagaglar and Momine Khatum Mausoleums. They are significant landmarks, within a national sense, but also within a context of their surroundings, either as part of ancient cityscapes or pastoral villages.
People identify with the sites culturally and personally.
The credit will be disbursed on standard IDA terms and will be repayable in 35 years, including a 10-year grace period.