Remembrance Day (Azerbaijan)
| Remembrance Day | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Azerbaijani: Azərbaycanda Anım Günü |
| Also called | Remembrance Day in Azerbaijan |
| Observed by | Azerbaijan |
| Type | National day of mourning |
| Significance | Honoring and mourning the military personnel who have died while serving in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war |
| Date | 27 September |
| Next time | 27 September 2026 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war |
The Remembrance Day in Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycanda Anım Günü) is a national day of mourning in Azerbaijan dedicated to the military personnel of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces who perished during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, officially labelled as The Patriotic War. Established by presidental decree on 2 December 2020, the Remembrance Day is held on 27 September, the day when the war began.
During the war, the government of Azerbaijan did not reveal the number of its military casualties. On 3 December, Azerbaijan stated that 2,783 of its soldiers had been killed during the war.