Jil, Armenia

40°27′16″N 45°27′13″E / 40.45444°N 45.45361°E / 40.45444; 45.45361

Jil
Ջիլ
Jil is located in Armenia
Jil
Jil
Jil is located in Gegharkunik
Jil
Jil
Coordinates: 40°27′16″N 45°27′13″E / 40.45444°N 45.45361°E / 40.45444; 45.45361
CountryArmenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
MunicipalityShoghakat
Founded12th century
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
615
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Jil, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server

Jil (Armenian: Ջիլ) is a village in the Shoghakat Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located near the northern shore of Lake Sevan. Most of the beach in close proximity to the village remains uninhabited with a strip of forested land that lines the shore.[2]

History

Two kilometers north of the village is the Dasht Ler Castle (also called the Dashti-ler fort) from the 1st millennium BC.[2]

The village was founded in the 12th century. On a German map from 1902 it is mentioned as the main settlement in the area between present-day villages Shoghakat and Mets Masrik.[3]

The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[4][5][6]

Notable people

  • Avaz Alakbarov,[7] Azerbaijani politician and scientist, former Minister of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan
  • Khalaf Khalafov,[8] Azerbaijani diplomat, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan

References

  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Composite Map: 44-49. Eurpaeisches Russland und Nord-Skandinavien in 6 Blaettern. - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection". www.davidrumsey.com. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  4. ^ "ՋԻԼ". gegharkunik.am. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. ^ Свод статистических данных о населении Закавказского края, извлеченных из посемейных списков 1886 г. Tiflis. 1893. p. 195.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ Argam Yeranosyan. «Джил. изолированные политическими и географическими границами беженцы»
  7. ^ Əvəz Əkbər oğlu Ələkbərov - Azərbaycan Dövlət İqtisad Universitetinin “Maliyyə və maliyyə institutları” kafedrasının müdiri i.e.d., professor, Azərbaycan Respublikasının sabiq maliyyə naziri, Həyatı və fəaliyyəti, Published on 18 April 2020, Retrieved on 23 September 2022
  8. ^ Xələfov Xələf Alı oğlu — Azərbaycan Respublikasının Xarici İşlər Nazirinin müavini, Həyatı və fəaliyyəti, Published on 1 April 2017, Retrieved on 23 September 2022
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