Jil ( hy, Ջիլ) is a village in the

Gegharkunik Province Gegharkunik ( hy, Գեղարքունիք, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar. Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvas ...

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, located near the northern shore of

Lake Sevan Lake Sevan ( hy, Սևանա լիճ, Sevana lich) is the largest body of water in both Armenia and the Caucasus region. It is one of the largest freshwater high-altitude (alpine) lakes in Eurasia. The lake is situated in Gegharkunik Province, ...

. Most of the beach in close proximity to the village remains uninhabited with a strip of forested land that lines the shore.

History

Two kilometers north of the village is the ''Dasht Ler'' Castle (also called the ''Dashti-ler'' fort) from the

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. 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 Mets Masrik ( hy, Մեծ Մասրիկ, , historically ''Masrik'') is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village is located close to Pokr Masrik (). History The town has been inhabited since the 7th century and has a khachka ...

. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the

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of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the

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. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.

Notable people

Avaz Alakbarov Avaz Alakbarov Akbar oglu ( az, Əvəz Ələkbərov Əkbər oğlu) (born July 23, 1952) is an Azerbaijani politician and scientist who served as Minister of Finance of Azerbaijan Republic from July 1999 to April 2006. Biography Dr Alakbarov was ...

, Azerbaijani politician and scientist, former Minister of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan * Khalaf Khalafov,Xələfov Xələf Alı oğlu — Azərbaycan Respublikasının Xarici İşlər Nazirinin müavini, Həyatı və fəaliyyəti, Published on 1 April 2017, Retrieved on 23 September 2022
/ref> Azerbaijani diplomat, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan

References

External links

* * Populated places in Gegharkunik Province {{Gegharkunik-geo-stub