President Ilham Aliyev on November 7 attended the opening of the emergency department of the Karabakh University Clinic and of a rebuilt city stadium in Khankendi, as well as foundation-laying ceremonies for the university’s library and innovation center.
Karabakh University rector Shahin Bayramov and the University Clinic’s chief director Samir Babayev briefed the president on the work carried out at the clinic. They said the engineering and utility systems had been rebuilt and the department brought up to modern standards.
The emergency department now has functional zones including intensive care and pediatric units, patient wards and medicine storage rooms. Ambulances equipped with resuscitation equipment are also available to transfer patients to other facilities.
The clinic currently has 70 inpatient beds, including 5 intensive care places. The emergency department has been fitted with an additional 19 beds and 5 operating rooms, allowing it to treat 70 inpatients and 19 emergency patients at the same time. Under a development plan for 2027, the medical facility is expected to employ 230-250 staff.
Library and Innovation Center foundations laid
President Ilham Aliyev also attended foundation-laying ceremonies for Karabakh University’s Library and Innovation Center buildings. The four-storey library will house reading rooms and collaborative spaces for use by about 1,100 students at a time.
The Innovation Center is intended to support the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, the practical application of research findings, and expanded cooperation between the university and industry.
Khankendi stadium rebuilt to UEFA standards
Youth and Sports Minister Farid Gayibov briefed the president on the Khankendi City Stadium, which first opened in 1956. Khankendi was liberated from Armenian occupation following Azerbaijan’s Armed Forces’ anti-terror operation in 2023, after which a major reconstruction of the stadium began.
The stadium has been rebuilt to UEFA’s Category 3 standards, with its area expanded to 3.39 hectares. It has a total capacity of 8,554 seats, including 8,214 standard seats, 251 VIP seats, 59 media seats and 30 accessible seats.
The 105×68-metre pitch has been fitted with artificial turf, surrounded by an athletics zone covering distances from 100 metres to 10,000 metres. The stadium also has rooms for players, referees, coaches and media representatives, as well as a conference hall and a medical point.
