AGHDAM
14
JULY2026
Groundbreaking ceremony for the Bash Garvand Secondary School
On July 14, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Slovak Republic Peter Pellegrini laid the foundation stone for the Milan Rastislav Štefánik Secondary School in the village of Bash Garvand, with a capacity of 840 students.
The school, which has a total area of 3 hectares, will include 35 classrooms, technology, military training, and computer rooms, a library, and physics, biology, and chemistry laboratories. It will also feature an assembly hall, a sports hall, a cafeteria, and other essential educational facilities.
Solar panels are planned to be installed to provide electricity for the school building. The school grounds will include a large sports field with a running track for both students and local residents, as well as playgrounds, recreation areas, and green spaces.
Slovak companies are participating in the construction of Bash Garvand village. The school is being built as a gift from Slovakia to Azerbaijan.

