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Qamışlı
Qamışlı () is a village in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. It is situated along the Levçay river. History Qamışlı was part of the Jevanshir Uyezd of Elisabethpol Governorate during the Russian Empire. According to 1886 census data, there were 22 homes and 183 Kurds of the Shiite branch of Islam in Qamışlı. According to the 1912 publication of the ''Caucasian Calendar'', the village of Qamışlı was home to 121 people, the majority of whom were Azerbaijanis Azerbaijanis (; , ), Azeris (, ), or Azerbaijani Turks (, ) are a Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic group living mainly in the Azerbaijan (Iran), Azerbaijan region of northwestern Iran and the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan. They are predomin ... (classified as "Tatars" in the census). Qamışlı was part of the village council of the same name in the Kalbajar District of the Azerbaijan SSR during the early Soviet period in 1933. The village had 58 farms and a total population of 320 people. The populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalbajar District
Kalbajar District () is one of the 66 Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan, districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the East Zangezur Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Lachin District, Lachin, Khojaly District, Khojaly, Agdam District, Agdam, Tartar District, Tartar, Goranboy District, Goranboy, Goygol District, Goygol and Dashkasan District, Dashkasan districts of Azerbaijan, as well as the Gegharkunik Province, Gegharkunik and Vayots Dzor Province, Vayots Dzor provinces of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Kalbajar. As of 2020, the district had a nominal population of 94,100. History In Turkic languages, Turkic ''Kalbajar'' means ''"Castle on the mouth of the river"''. The city of Kalbajar was renamed to ''Karvachar'' () after its occupation in the First Nagorno-Karabakh war, which corresponds to the ancient district of Vaykunik, one of 12 cantons of Artsakh (historic province), Artsakh.Robert H. Hewsen, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
