| Khari Bulbul Music Festival Xarıbülbül Musiqi Festivalı | |
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| Dates | May |
| Location(s) | Shusha, Aghdam, Aghjabadi, Barda |
| Years active | 1989–1991 2021–present |
| Founders | Ministry of Culture of the Azerbaijan SSR |
| Organised by | Heydar Aliyev Foundation |
| Website | https://xaribulbulfestival.az/ |
The Khari Bulbul Music Festival (Azerbaijani: Xarıbülbül Musiqi Festivalı) is an international music festival held in Shusha and other cities of the Karabakh region. The festival was first held in 1989 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani khananda Seyid Shushinski, and it was held annually until 1992, when the city was captured during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. The festival was reinstated in Shusha, the cultural capital of Azerbaijan,[1] on 12 May 2022, when Azerbaijan regained control over the city during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
- ^ "Şuşa şəhərinin Azərbaycanın mədəniyyət paytaxtı elan edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". azertag.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 15 May 2022.